René Renoult (29 August 1867 in

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– 30 April 1946 in Paris) was a French Minister and

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Biography

Renoult was the son of Étienne and Élisa Geranger, a female

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er. He studied at the Faculty of

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and obtained his doctorate in 1888. He married for the first time with Blanche-Clothilde Wormser in 1910, and a second time with Henriette-Emelie-Céleste Giriat in 1937. Renoult was a member of the Radical Party. His political career started in 1911, when he became General Counselor of the Lure commune (until 1913). In 1902 he became deputy for the

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'' (until 1919). From 1920 to 1941 he was Senator of Var.

Offices

*1889: Chief of cabinet under Charles Floquet, president of the Chamber of Deputies. *1903: President of the Radical Party *1911–1912: Minister of Labour and Social Security Provisions *1913–1914:

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*1914:

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(during 85 days). *1914:

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*1924–1926, 1932–1933:

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*1926: Minister of the Marine.

References

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