Théophile Delcassé

Théophile Delcassé
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
28 June 1898  6 June 1905
PresidentFélix Faure
Émile Loubet
Prime MinisterHenri Brisson
Charles Dupuy
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
Émile Combes
Maurice Rouvier
Preceded byGabriel Hanotaux
Succeeded byMaurice Rouvier
In office
26 August 1914  13 October 1915
PresidentRaymond Poincaré
Prime MinisterRené Viviani
Preceded byGaston Doumergue
Succeeded byRené Viviani
Minister of War
In office
9 June 1914  13 June 1914
PresidentRaymond Poincaré
Prime MinisterAlexandre Ribot
Preceded byJoseph Noulens
Succeeded byAdolphe Messimy
Minister of Marine
In office
2 March 1911  21 January 1913
PresidentArmand Fallières
Prime MinisterErnest Monis
Joseph Caillaux
Raymond Poincaré
Preceded byAuguste Boué de Lapeyrère
Succeeded byPierre Baudin
Minister of Colonies
In office
30 May 1894  26 January 1895
PresidentSadi Carnot
Jean Casimir-Périer
Félix Faure
Prime MinisterCharles Dupuy
Preceded byErnest Boulanger
Succeeded byÉmile Chautemps
Under-secretary of state for Colonies
In office
18 January 1893  25 November 1893
PresidentSadi Carnot
Prime MinisterAlexandre Ribot
Charles Dupuy
Preceded byÉmile Jamais
Succeeded byMaurice Lebon
Membre of the Chamber of deputies
In office
12 November 1889  7 December 1919
Preceded byCharles Sans-Leroy
Succeeded byRoger Lafagette
Parliamentary groupRadical Left
ConstituencyAriège
Personal details
Born(1852-03-01)1 March 1852
Pamiers, Ariège, France
Died22 February 1923(1923-02-22) (aged 70)
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Political partyRadical

Théophile Delcassé (French: [teɔfil dɛlkase]; 1 March 1852  22 February 1923) was a French politician who served as foreign minister from 1898 to 1905. He is best known for his hatred of Germany and efforts to secure alliances with Russia and the United Kingdom that became the Entente Cordiale. He belonged to the Radical Party and was a protege of Léon Gambetta.