Charles François Ernest Brune (31 July 1891 – 13 January 1956) was a French
veterinarian
A veterinarian (vet), also known as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary physician, is a medical professional who practices veterinary medicine. They manage a wide range of health conditions and injuries in non-human animals. Along with this, vet ...
and politician who served as Minister of PTT in 1950–51 and then as Minister of the Interior in 1951–53.
Life
Charles François Ernest Brune was born on 31 July 1891 in
Arbois, Jura.
He became a veterinary doctor.
He spent his whole career in the Ministry of Agriculture.
From 1935 he was municipal councilor of Chartres.
In 1938 he was appointed inspector general of veterinary services.
In 1946 he was elected Councilor of the Republic for
Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir (, locally: ) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.[Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones
The Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, to which was later added the charge of Telephones (the position was later named "Minister of Posts and Telecommunications"), was, in the Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of the French Posta ...]
from 7 February 1950 to 11 August 1951.
He held this post in the governments of
Georges Bidault,
Henri Queuille and
René Pleven.
He was
Minister of the Interior
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
from 11 August 1951 to 28 June 1953.
He held this post in the governments of René Pleven,
Edgar Faure
Edgar Jean Faure (; 18 August 1908 – 30 March 1988) was a French politician, lawyer, essayist, historian and memoirist who served as Prime Minister of France in 1952 and again between 1955 and 1956.[Antoine Pinay
Antoine Pinay (; 30 December 1891 – 13 December 1994) was a French conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1952 to 1953.
Life
Antoine Pinay was born on 30 December 1891 in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise. He was a child ...]
and
René Mayer
René Mayer (; 4 May 189513 December 1972) was a French Radical politician of the Fourth Republic who served briefly as Prime Minister during 1953.
Mayer was born and died in Paris. He led the Mayer Authority from 1955 to 1958. He was Fran ...
.
In the Pinay government Brune and the Minister of Justice,
Léon Martinaud-Déplat
Léon Jean Martinaud-Déplat (9 August 1899 – 5 October 1969) was a French lawyer and Radical politician who was a deputy in 1932–36 and in 1951–56.
He was Minister of Justice in 1952–53 and then Minister of the Interior in 1953–54.
He w ...
, were intensely anti-communist and pursued repressive policies.
In 1953 Brune gave the prefect Jean Vaujour responsibility for public security in Algeria, asking him to work with Senator Henri Borgeaud (1895–1963), one of the largest French landowners in the colony and an opponent of all reforms.
Charles Brune died while still a senator on 13 January 1956 in Paris.
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1891 births
1956 deaths
French Ministers of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones
French interior ministers
Senators of Eure-et-Loir