Théophile Delcassé
Théophile Delcassé | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 June 1898 – 6 June 1905 | |
| President | Félix Faure Émile Loubet |
| Prime Minister | Henri Brisson Charles Dupuy Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau Émile Combes Maurice Rouvier |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Hanotaux |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Rouvier |
| In office 26 August 1914 – 13 October 1915 | |
| President | Raymond Poincaré |
| Prime Minister | René Viviani |
| Preceded by | Gaston Doumergue |
| Succeeded by | René Viviani |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914 | |
| President | Raymond Poincaré |
| Prime Minister | Alexandre Ribot |
| Preceded by | Joseph Noulens |
| Succeeded by | Adolphe Messimy |
| Minister of Marine | |
| In office 2 March 1911 – 21 January 1913 | |
| President | Armand Fallières |
| Prime Minister | Ernest Monis Joseph Caillaux Raymond Poincaré |
| Preceded by | Auguste Boué de Lapeyrère |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Baudin |
| Minister of Colonies | |
| In office 30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895 | |
| President | Sadi Carnot Jean Casimir-Périer Félix Faure |
| Prime Minister | Charles Dupuy |
| Preceded by | Ernest Boulanger |
| Succeeded by | Émile Chautemps |
| Under-secretary of state for Colonies | |
| In office 18 January 1893 – 25 November 1893 | |
| President | Sadi Carnot |
| Prime Minister | Alexandre Ribot Charles Dupuy |
| Preceded by | Émile Jamais |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Lebon |
| Membre of the Chamber of deputies | |
| In office 12 November 1889 – 7 December 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Sans-Leroy |
| Succeeded by | Roger Lafagette |
| Parliamentary group | Radical Left |
| Constituency | Ariège |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1852 Pamiers, Ariège, France |
| Died | 22 February 1923 (aged 70) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Political party | Radical |
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.