René Mayer
René Mayer | |
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Mayer in 1949 | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 8 January 1953 – 28 June 1953 | |
| President | Vincent Auriol |
| Preceded by | Antoine Pinay |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Laniel |
| President of the High Authority of the ECSC | |
| In office 3 June 1955 – 13 January 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Monnet |
| Succeeded by | Paul Finet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1895 Paris, France |
| Died | 13 December 1972 (aged 77) Paris, France |
| Political party | Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party |
René Mayer (French: [ʁəne majɛʁ]; 4 May 1895 – 13 December 1972) was a French Radical politician of the Fourth Republic who served briefly as Prime Minister during 1953.
Mayer was born and died in Paris. In 1939-1940 he was an associate of Jean Monnet in London and later succeeded Monnet as head of the European Coal and Steel Community in Luxembourg, leading the Mayer Authority from 1955 to 1958.
He was France's third Prime Minister of Jewish descent, after Alexandre Millerand and Léon Blum.