Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis (; 23 May 1846 in

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– 25 May 1929 in Mondouzil, in

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) was a French politician of the Third Republic,

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from 1885 to 1889 and then

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of the same department from 1891 to 1920. He was

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for just under four months in 1911. He was also

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's cabinet (1899–1902) and Minister of the Navy in

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's cabinet in 1913–1914. Monis and his son were both injured in the opening event of the 1911 Paris to Madrid air race, which saw the Minister of War

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killed.

Monis's Ministry, 2 March – 27 June 1911

*Ernest Monis – President of the Council and

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* Jean Cruppi – Minister of Foreign Affairs * Maurice Berteaux – Minister of War *

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– Minister of Finance *

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– Minister of Labour and Social Security Provisions * Antoine Perrier – Minister of Justice *

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– Minister of Marine *

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– Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts *

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– Minister of Agriculture *

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– Minister of Colonies * Charles Dumont – Minister of Public Works, Posts, and Telegraphs *

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– Minister of Commerce and Industry Changes *21 May 1911 – François Louis Auguste Goiran succeeds Berteaux as Minister of War.

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