Émile Hugues (b.

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, 7 April 1901 – d.

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, 10 February 1966) was a French politician and government minister. With a doctorate in law and by profession a notaire, Hugues was elected in 1946 as a

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''député'' for the

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'' to the second constituent National Assembly, and subsequently to the

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, in which he sat until 1958. In 1959, he was elected to the

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as a member of the Gauche démocratique (Democratic Left). He died in office. Hugues left the government following the rejection of the planned

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in 1954, which he had warmly supported. He followed

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and

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into the Radical dissidence in 1956, which led to the creation of the Centre républicain. He voted for

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in June 1958, but was beaten in the November 1958 elections. He was mayor of

and councillor for the Alpes-Maritimes. The castle in Vences is today the Fondation Émile Hugues, a modern and contemporary art museum.''Itinéraire découverte de la Cité Historique'', Office de Tourisme de Vence 2011

Government offices

* Secretary of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the second government of

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(11 August 1951 – 20 January 1952) * Secretary of State for Information in the government of René Mayer (8 January – 28 June 1953) * Secretary of State for Information in the governments of

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(2 July 1953 – 18 June 1954) *

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in the government of

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(19 June – 3 September 1954) * Secretary of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the government of

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(17 June – 6 November 1957) * Secretary of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the government of

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(11 November 1957 – 14 May 1958)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hugues, Emile 1901 births 1966 deaths People from Alpes-Maritimes Politicians from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Radical Party (France) politicians French Ministers of Justice Members of the Constituent Assembly of France (1946) Deputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic French Senators of the Fifth Republic Senators of Alpes-Maritimes Mayors of places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur French people of the Algerian War