Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier (; 8 November 1847 – 11 March 1907) was a French politician who served as

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from 1894 to 1895.

Biography

He was born in Paris, the son of

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, the grandson of

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, premier of Louis Philippe, and the great grandson of Claude Périer, one of the founders of the

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. He entered public life as secretary to his father, who was

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under the presidency of Thiers. In 1874 he was elected General Councillor of the

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in the general elections of 1876, and he was always re-elected until his presidency. In spite of the traditions of his family, Casimir-Perier joined the group of Republicans on the

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, and was one of the 363 on the Seize-Mai (1877). He refused to vote the "expulsion of the Princes" in 1883, and resigned as Deputy upon the enactment of the law (26 June 1886) because of his personal connections with the family of Orléans. On 17 August 1883 he became Under-Secretary of State for War, a post he retained until 7 January 1885. From 1890 to 1892 he was Vice President of the Chamber, then in 1893 President. On 3 December he became President of the council, holding the department of Foreign Affairs, resigned in May 1894, and was re-elected President of the Chamber. On 24 June 1894, after the assassination of President Carnot, he was elected President of the Republic by 451 votes against 195 for

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and 97 for

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. His presidency lasted only six months. The resignation of the Dupuy ministry on 14 January 1895 was followed the next day by that of the President. Casimir-Perier explained his action by the fact that he found himself ignored by the ministers, who did not consult him before taking decisions, and did not keep him informed upon political events, especially in foreign affairs. Perier died on 11 March 1907 in Paris of

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. As of 2021, of all Presidents of France through its history, Casimir-Perier had the shortest presidency. From that time he completely abandoned politics, and devoted himself to business – especially mining. At the trial of

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, Casimir-Perier's evidence, as opposed to that of General Mercier, was of great value to the cause of Dreyfus.

Casimir-Perier's Ministry, 3 December 1893 – 30 May 1894

*Jean Casimir-Perier – President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs *

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– Minister of War * David Raynal – Minister of the Interior *

Auguste Burdeau Auguste-Laurent Burdeau (10 September 185112 December 1894) was a French politician. He was the son of a laborer at Lyon. Forced from childhood to earn his own living, he was enabled to secure an education by bursarships at the Lycée at Lyon and ...

– Minister of Finance *

Antonin Dubost Antonin Dubost (6 April 1842 – 16 April 1921) was a French journalist, State Councillor and Senator. He served as President of the French Senate from 1906 to 1920. He was a member of the Democratic Republican Alliance. Dubost was born at L'Arb ...

– Minister of Justice * Jean Marty – Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Colonies *

Auguste Alfred Lefèvre Auguste Lefèvre (20 December 1828, Brest – 6 January 1907, Paris) was a French vice admiral, aide de camp and politician. He was French Naval Minister from 3 December 1893 to 29 May 1894 in the ministries of Jean Casimir-Perier and Charles Dupu ...

– Minister of Marine *

Eugène Spuller Eugène Spuller (8 December 183523 July 1896) was a French politician and writer. He was born at Seurre ( Côte-d'Or), his father being a German who had married and settled in France. After studying law at Dijon, he went to Paris, where he was ...

– Minister of Public Instruction, Fine Arts, and Worship *

Albert Viger Albert Viger (19 October 1843 – 8 July 1926) was a French politician of the Third French Republic. He served three times as minister of agriculture in the governments of Alexandre Ribot, Charles Dupuy, Jean Casimir-Perier, Léon Bourgeois and H ...

– Minister of Agriculture *

Charles Jonnart Charles Célestin Auguste Jonnart (27 December 1857 – 30 December 1927) was a French politician. Early years Born into a bourgeois family in Fléchin, Pas-de-Calais, Charles Jonnart was educated at Saint-Omer, then in Paris. Interested in the ...

– Minister of Public Works Changes *20 March 1894 – Jean Marty becomes Minister of Posts and Telegraphs as well as Minister of Commerce and Industry. Ernest Boulanger succeeds Marty as Minister of Colonies.

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