Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière
Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière | |
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Engraving by Nicolas Colibert, 1792-1793. | |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 24 March 1792 – 13 June 1792 | |
| Preceded by | Bon-Claude Cahier de Gerville |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Augustin Mourgue |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 23 March 1792 – 12 April 1792 | |
| Preceded by | Marguerite-Louis-François Duport-Dutertre |
| Succeeded by | Antoine Duranton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1734 Thizy, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 10 November 1793 (aged 59) Radepont, French Republic |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Political party | Gironde |
| Spouse | Jeanne Manon Roland de la Platiere |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Known for | Leader of Girondist faction |
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Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁi ʁɔlɑ̃ də la platjɛʁ]; 18 February 1734 – 10 November 1793) was a French inspector of manufactures in Lyon and became a leader of the Girondist faction in the French Revolution, largely influenced in this direction by his wife, Marie-Jeanne "Manon" Roland de la Platière. He served as a minister of the interior in King Louis XVI's government in 1792.