Joseph Thierry

Joseph Marie Philippe Thierry
Minister of Public Works
In office
22 March 1913  2 December 1913
Preceded byJean Dupuy
Succeeded byFernand David
Minister of Finance
In office
20 March 1917  7 September 1917
Preceded byAlexandre Ribot
Succeeded byLouis-Lucien Klotz
French Ambassador to Spain
In office
October 1917  September 1918
Preceded byLéon Geoffray
Succeeded byGabriel Alapetite
Personal details
Born(1857-03-02)2 March 1857
Haguenau, Bas-Rhin, France
Died22 September 1918(1918-09-22) (aged 61)
San Sebastián, Spain
OccupationLawyer

Joseph Marie Philippe Thierry (2 March 1857 – 22 September 1918) was a French lawyer and politician. He was deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône from 1898 to 1918. He was Minister of Public Works in 1913 and Minister of Finance in 1917. As Minister of Finance he introduced reforms that made the newly introduced income tax more progressive.