Louis Germain-Martin (7 November 1872,

Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay (, literally ''Le Puy in Velay''; oc, Lo Puèi de Velai ) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Located near the river Loire, the city is famous for its ca ...

Haute-Loire Haute-Loire (; oc, Naut Léger or ''Naut Leir''; English: Upper Loire) is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche ...

– 4 October 1948,

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

) was an Independent Radical French politician. He was Minister of Post and Telecommunications in the government of

André Tardieu André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu (; 22 September 1876 – 15 September 1945) was three times Prime Minister of France (3 November 1929 – 17 February 1930; 2 March – 4 December 1930; 20 February – 10 May 1932) and a dominant figure of F ...

, and later a Budget Minister, before serving three times as Finance minister for much of the first half of the 1930s.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Germain-Martin, Louis 1872 births 1948 deaths People from Le Puy-en-Velay Politicians from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Independent Radical politicians French Ministers of Finance French Ministers of Budget Members of the 14th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 15th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic École Nationale des Chartes alumni Members of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques