Albert Lebrun

Albert François Lebrun (French: [albɛʁ ləbʁœ̃]; 29 August 1871 – 6 March 1950) was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940. He was the last president of the Third Republic. He was a member of the centre-right Democratic Republican Alliance (ARD).

Albert Lebrun
Lebrun in 1932
15th President of France
In office
10 May 1932 – 11 July 1940
Prime Minister
Preceded byPaul Doumer
Succeeded byPhilippe Pétain
(Chief of the French State)
Vincent Auriol (as President)
President of the Senate
In office
11 June 1931 – 10 May 1932
Preceded byPaul Doumer
Succeeded byJules Jeanneney
Minister of the Liberated Regions
In office
23 November 1917 – 6 November 1919
Prime MinisterGeorges Clemenceau
Preceded byCharles Jonnart
Succeeded byAndré Tardieu
Minister of the Colonies
In office
9 December 1913 – 3 June 1914
Prime MinisterGaston Doumergue
Preceded byJean Morel
Succeeded byMaurice Maunoury
In office
27 June 1911 – 12 January 1913
Prime MinisterJoseph Caillaux
Raymond Poincaré
Preceded byAdolphe Messimy
Succeeded byRené Besnard
Minister of War
In office
12 January 1913 – 20 January 1913
Prime MinisterRaymond Poincaré
Preceded byAlexandre Millerand
Succeeded byEugène Étienne
President of the General Council of Meurthe-et-Moselle
In office
20 August 1906 – 10 May 1932
Preceded byAlfred Mézières
Succeeded byAlbert Tourtel
Personal details
Born(1871-08-29)29 August 1871
Mercy-le-Haut, France
Died6 March 1950(1950-03-06) (aged 78)
Paris, France
Cause of deathPneumonia
Political partyDemocratic Republican Alliance
SpouseMarguerite Nivoit
Children2
Alma materÉcole polytechnique
École des mines de Paris
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