Paul Doumer
Paul Doumer | |
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Doumer in 1931 | |
| President of France | |
| In office 13 June 1931 – 7 May 1932 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Laval André Tardieu |
| Preceded by | Gaston Doumergue |
| Succeeded by | Albert Lebrun |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 14 January 1927 – 9 June 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Justin de Selves |
| Succeeded by | Albert Lebrun |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 16 December 1925 – 9 March 1926 | |
| Prime Minister | Aristide Briand |
| Preceded by | Louis Loucheur |
| Succeeded by | Raoul Péret |
| In office 16 January 1921 – 15 January 1922 | |
| Prime Minister | Aristide Briand |
| Preceded by | Frédéric François-Marsal |
| Succeeded by | Charles de Lasteyrie |
| In office 1 November 1895 – 29 April 1896 | |
| Prime Minister | Léon Bourgeois |
| Preceded by | Alexandre Ribot |
| Succeeded by | Georges Cochery |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 10 January 1905 – 31 May 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Henri Brisson |
| Succeeded by | Henri Brisson |
| Governor-General of French Indochina | |
| In office 13 February 1897 – 14 March 1902 | |
| Preceded by | Armand Rousseau |
| Succeeded by | Paul Beau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1857 Aurillac, France |
| Died | 7 May 1932 (aged 75) Paris, France |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Paris Conservatoire national des arts et métiers |
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Joseph Athanase Doumer, commonly known as Paul Doumer (French: [pɔl dumɛːʀ]; 22 March 1857 – 7 May 1932), was a French politician who served as the President of France from June 1931 until his assassination in May 1932. He is described as "the Father of French Indochina," and was seen as one of the most active and effective governors general of Indochina.