René Mayer (; 4 May 189513 December 1972) was a French

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politician of the Fourth Republic who served briefly as Prime Minister during 1953. Mayer was born and died in

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. He led the

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from 1955 to 1958. He was France's fourth Prime Minister of

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Mayer's Ministry, 8 January – 28 June 1953

*René Mayer – President of the Council *

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– Vice President of the Council *

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– Minister of Foreign Affairs *

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– Minister of National Defense and Armed Forces * Charles Brune – Minister of the Interior *

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– Minister of Finance *

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– Minister of Economic Affairs *

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– Minister of Budget *

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– Minister of Industry and Energy * Paul Bacon – Minister of Labour and Social Security *

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– Minister of Justice * André Marie – Minister of National Education *

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– Minister of Veterans and War Victims *

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– Minister of Agriculture *

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– Minister of Overseas France * André Morice – Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism *

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– Minister of Public Health and Population * Pierre Courant – Minister of Reconstruction and Town Planning *

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– Minister of Posts *

– Minister of Commerce *

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– Minister of Relations with Partner States *

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– Minister of State *

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– Minister of State Changes *11 February 1953 –

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succeeds Ribeyre as Minister of Commerce.

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