Émile Hugues (b. Vence, 7 April 1901 – d. Paris, 10 February 1966) was a French politician and government minister. With a doctorate in law and by profession a notaire, Hugues was elected in 1946 as a Radical-Socialist ''député'' for the

Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it ...

'' département'' to the second constituent National Assembly, and subsequently to the Assemblée nationale, in which he sat until 1958. In 1959, he was elected to the

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as a member of the

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(Democratic Left). He died in office. Hugues left the government following the rejection of the planned

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in 1954, which he had warmly supported. He followed

Henri Queuille Henri Queuille (; 31 March 1884 – 15 June 1970) was a French Radical politician prominent in the Third and Fourth Republics. After World War II, he served three times as Prime Minister. Governments First ministry (11 September 1948 – 28 O ...

and

André Morice André Morice (11 October 1900, Nantes – 17 January 1990) was a French politician. He represented the Radical Party in the Constituent Assembly elected in 1945, in the Constituent Assembly elected in 1946 and in the National Assembly from 1946 ...

into the Radical dissidence in 1956, which led to the creation of the Centre républicain. He voted for

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in June 1958, but was beaten in the November 1958 elections. He was mayor of Vence and councillor for the Alpes-Maritimes. The castle in Vences is today the Fondation Émile Hugues, a modern and contemporary art museum.''Itinéraire découverte de la Cité Historique'', Office de Tourisme de Vence 2011

Government offices

* Secretary of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the second government of

René Pleven René Pleven (; 15 April 1901 – 13 January 1993) was a notable French politician of the Fourth Republic. A member of the Free French, he helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (UDSR), a political party that was meant ...

(11 August 1951 – 20 January 1952) * Secretary of State for Information in the government of René Mayer (8 January – 28 June 1953) * Secretary of State for Information in the governments of Joseph Laniel (2 July 1953 – 18 June 1954) * Minister of Justice in the government of Pierre Mendès France (19 June – 3 September 1954) * Secretary of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the government of Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury (17 June – 6 November 1957) * Secretary of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the government of Félix Gaillard (11 November 1957 – 14 May 1958)

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