René Blum (17 February 1889 – 25 December 1967) was a

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ish politician, diplomat, and jurist. He sat in the

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from 1918 until 1937, when he became a

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. He was briefly the President of the Chamber, from 1925 until 1926. In government, Blum held the offices of

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and Minister for Transport, before the outbreak of the

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cut these tenures short. After the war, Blum served as the country's first Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1944–55). During his time as the Justice Minister, Blum allowed a refugee from Germany to stay in the country until he was able to make it safely out of Europe.

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