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Pierre-Étienne Flandin
Flandin in 1935

Deputy Prime Minister of France
In office 13 December 1940 – 9 February 1941
Chief of the State	Philippe Pétain
Preceded by	Pierre Laval
Succeeded by	François Darlan
Prime Minister of France
In office 8 November 1934 – 1 June 1935
President	Albert Lebrun
Preceded by	Gaston Doumergue
Succeeded by	Fernand Bouisson

Personal details
Born	(1889-04-12)April 12, 1889 Paris, France
Died	13 June 1958(1958-06-13) (aged 69) Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
Political party	Democratic Republican Alliance (1914–1940)

Pierre-Étienne Flandin (French: [pjɛʁ etjɛn flɑ̃dɛ̃]; 12 April 1889 – 13 June 1958) was a French conservative politician of the Third Republic, leader of the Democratic Republican Alliance (ARD), and Prime Minister of France from 1934 to 1935.

A military pilot during World War I, Flandin held a number of cabinet posts during the interwar period. He was Minister of Commerce, under the premiership of Frédéric François-Marsal, for just five days in 1924. He was Minister of Commerce and Industry in the premierships of André Tardieu in 1931 and 1932. Between those posts, he served under Pierre Laval as Finance Minister. In 1934 (6 February to 8 November), he was Minister of Public Works in the second cabinet of Gaston Doumergue. He became Prime Minister in November 1934, but his premiership lasted only until June 1935. However, a number of important pacts were negotiated during his term: the Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, the Stresa Front and the Franco-Soviet Pact. Flandin was, at 45, the youngest prime minister in French history.

Flandin was the French Foreign Minister when Adolf Hitler ordered the Wehrmacht to reoccupy the Rhineland on 7 March 1936. He attempted to organize a strong response but was unable to without British support. Supporting appeasement during the Munich crisis hurt his career. On 13 December 1940, Vichy Chief of State Philippe Pétain appointed Flandin Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Pierre Laval. He occupied that position for only two months.

He was ousted by François Darlan in January 1941.

After the Liberation of France, Flandin was put on trial for treason but the high court acquitted him. He was instead sentenced to 5 years in prison for “national unworthiness”, however his sentence was remitted due to his help of the resistance during the war.

A street in Avallon was named in his honour. In May 2017, it was renamed in honour of the murdered British MP, Jo Cox.

Flandin's ministry, 8 November 1934 – 1 June 1935

Pierre Étienne Flandin – President of the Council
Georges Pernot – Vice President of the Council and Minister of Justice
Pierre Laval – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Louis Maurin – Minister of War
Marcel Régnier – Minister of the Interior
Louis Germain-Martin – Minister of Finance
Paul Jacquier – Minister of Labour
François Piétri – Minister of Military Marine
William Bertrand – Minister of Merchant Marine
Victor Denain – Minister of Air
André Mallarmé – Minister of National Education
Georges Rivollet – Minister of Pensions
Émile Casset – Minister of Agriculture
Louis Rollin – Minister of Colonies
Henri Roy – Minister of Public Works
Henri Queuille – Minister of Public Health and Physical Education
Georges Mandel – Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones
Paul Marchandeau – Minister of Commerce and Industry
Édouard Herriot – Minister of State
Louis Marin – Minister of State

References

^ "M. Pierre Flandin – A Former Premier of France". The Times. 14 June 1958.
"Alliance républicaine démocratique (ARD)". Quid.fr. 2008. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
^ Gunther, John (1940). Inside Europe. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 196.
"Berlin Talks on Reconciliation – Mr Flandin's Statement". The Times. 7 March 1936.
The Last Lion, vol 2, pp 180-183. William Manchester, pub 1988
His reputation has suffered considerably partially for the very negative comments in the 1944 book by Pertinax, The Gravediggers of France (Chapter 5) in which the author blames him for strengthening appeasement, which ultimately led to Hitler's invasion. "Histoire des Chefs de Gouvernement". République Française – Portail du Gouvernement. 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
Dank, Milton (1974). The French against the French. London: Cassell. pp. 365 p. 338. ISBN 0-304-30037-3.
Britannica, Pierre-Étienne Flandin article.
47°29′20″N 3°53′52″E / 47.4889607°N 3.8977763°E / 47.4889607; 3.8977763 (rue Jo Cox)
Gacon, Armelle. "Inauguration - L'ex-rue Pierre-Etienne Flandin porte désormais le nom de Jo Cox, à la Morlande". L'Yonne republicaine. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

External links

Newspaper clippings about Pierre-Étienne Flandin in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Political offices
Preceded byLouis Loucheur	Minister of Commerce, Industry, Posts, and Telegraphs 1924	Succeeded byEugène Raynaldy
Preceded byGeorges Bonnefous	Minister of Commerce and Industry 1929–1930	Succeeded byGeorges Bonnet
Preceded byGeorges Bonnet	Minister of Commerce and Industry 1930	Succeeded byLouis Loucheur
Preceded byLouis Germain-Martin	Minister of Finance 1931–1932	Succeeded byHenry Chéron
Preceded byJoseph Paganon	Minister of Public Works 1934	Succeeded byHenry Roy
Preceded byGaston Doumergue	President of the Council 1934–1935	Succeeded byFernand Bouisson
Preceded byPhilippe Pétain	Minister without Portfolio 1935–1936	Succeeded by–
Preceded byPierre Laval	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1936	Succeeded byYvon Delbos
Preceded byPierre Laval	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1940–1941	Succeeded byFrançois Darlan

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Vichy France	Pétain Laval Flandin Darlan Laval
Provisional Government	De Gaulle Gouin Bidault Blum
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First Republic	Lebrun-Tondu Deforgues Goujon Herman Delacroix Talleyrand Reinhard Talleyrand
First Empire	Talleyrand Champagny Bassano Caulaincourt
First Restoration	Laforest Talleyrand
Hundred Days	Caulaincourt Bignon
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July Monarchy	Bignon Jourdan Molé Maison Sébastiani V. Broglie Rigny Bresson Rigny V. Broglie Thiers Molé Montebello Soult Thiers Guizot
Second Republic	Lamartine Bastide Bedeau Bastide Drouyn de Lhuys Tocqueville Rayneval La Hitte Drouyn de Lhuys Brénier Baroche Turgot Drouyn de Lhuys
Second Empire	Drouyn de Lhuys Walewski Baroche Thouvenel Drouyn de Lhuys La Valette Moustier La Valette La Tour Auvergne Daru Ollivier Gramont La Tour d'Auvergne
Third Republic	Favre Rémusat A. Broglie Decazes Banneville Waddington Freycinet Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire Gambetta Freycinet Duclerc Fallières Challemel-Lacour Ferry Freycinet Flourens Goblet Spuller Ribot Develle Casimir-Perier Hanotaux Berthelot Bourgeois Hanotaux Delcassé Rouvier Bourgeois Pichon Cruppi Selves Poincaré Jonnart Pichon Doumergue Bourgeois Viviani Doumergue Delcassé Viviani Briand Ribot Barthou Pichon Millerand Leygues Briand Poincaré Lefebvre Herriot Briand Herriot Briand Laval Tardieu Herriot Paul-Boncour Daladier Barthou Laval Flandin Delbos Paul-Boncour Bonnet Daladier Reynaud Daladier Reynaud Baudouin
Vichy France	Baudouin Laval Flandin Darlan Laval
Provisional Government	Bidault Blum
Fourth Republic	Bidault Schuman Bidault Mendès France Faure Pinay Pineau Pleven Couve de Murville
Fifth Republic	Couve de Murville Debré Schumann Bettencourt Jobert Sauvagnargues Guiringaud François-Poncet Cheysson Dumas Raimond Dumas Juppé Charette Védrine Villepin Barnier Douste-Blazy Kouchner Alliot-Marie Juppé Fabius Ayrault Le Drian Colonna Séjourné Barrot

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