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
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