Jules Émile Jeanneney (6 July 1864–27 April 1957) was a French lawyer and politician. Jules Jeanneney was born in

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in the department of

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and practised as a lawyer. At the urging of

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Jeanneney entered politics in 1896 when he was elected mayor of

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. In 1902 he stood in the elections to the Chamber of Deputies and was elected to represent

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. He would remain a Senator until 1944. Jeanneney was elected Vice-President in 1924, then he headed the important Finance committee until 1932 when he was elected

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of the Senate to replace

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. As President of the Senate, Jeanneney led the debate on 10 July 1940 which resulted in the granting of extraordinary powers to Marshal

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and the creation of the

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. Jeanneney accepted these results rather than seeking them and along with

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protested at the use Pétain made of his powers. Jeanneney served as

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with responsibility for reforming the administration in Charles de Gaulle's

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from 1944 to 1945. He died in

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in 1957. Jeanneney's son

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and his grandson

Jean-Noël Jeanneney Jean-Noël Jeanneney (born 2 April 1942, in Grenoble) is a French historian and politician. He is the son of Jean-Marcel Jeanneney and the grandson of Jules Jeanneney, both important figures in French politics. Education After his secondary scho ...

were active in French politics.

Bibliography

* ''Le Crédit agricole mobilier.'' Guillaumin, 1889. * ''Associations et syndicats de fonctionnaires, étude législative.'' Hachette, 1908. * (edited by Jean-Noël Jeanneney) ''Journal politique: septembre 1939–juillet 1942.'' Armand Colin, 1972.

References

* 1864 births 1957 deaths Politicians from Besançon Radical Party (France) politicians Government ministers of France French Ministers for Administrative Reform Members of the 8th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 9th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic French Senators of the Third Republic Senators of Haute-Saône Presidents of the Senate (France) University of Paris alumni {{France-law-bio-stub