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 Assemblée nationale, 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 André Morice 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

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(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

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