Léon Perrier (1873–1948) was a French politician. He served as the French Minister of the Colonies from 1925 to 1928.

Early life

Léon Perrier was born on 1 February 1873 in

Tournon-sur-Rhône Tournon-sur-Rhône (; oc, Tornon) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is one of the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges. Geography It is located on the ...

in the Ardèche, France.

Career

Perrier served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1910 to 1919. He went on to serve as a member of the Senate from 1920 to 1941. He represented Isère both times. Perrier served as the Minister of the

Colonies In modern parlance, a colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, colonies remain separate from the administration of the original country of the colonizers, the '' metropolitan state'' ...

from 29 October 1925 to 19 July 1926 and from 23 July 1926 to 11 November 1928.

Death

Perrier died on 24 December 1948 in Avignon, France.

References

1873 births 1948 deaths People from Tournon-sur-Rhône Radical Party (France) politicians French Ministers of the Colonies Members of the 10th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 11th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of Parliament for Isère French senators of the Third Republic Senators of Isère {{France-politician-RPV-stub