André Tardieu

André Tardieu (September 22, 1876 at Paris, France - September 15, 1945 at Menton) Three-time prime minister of France (November 3, 1929 - February 17, 1930; March 2 - December 4, 1930; February 20 - May 10, 1932) and a dominant figure of French political life from 1929-1932.

He served in the Légion d'honneur during the World War, and served as Georges Clemenceau's lieutenant during the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 and as Commissioner for Franco-American War Cooperation. He was minister of the liberated regions of Alsace and Lorraine after the war.

Though generally considered a conservative, on becoming prime minister in 1929, he introduced a program of welfare measures, including public works, social insurance, and free secondary schooling, as well as encouraging modern techniques in industry. His later political activity was largely concerned with containing and responding to German expansion.

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See also:

The Truth About The Treaty, written 1921, to defend the French negotiators from claims that they had been too lenient on the Germans.

Preceded by: Aristide Briand 1929

Prime Ministers of France 1929-1930

Followed by: Camille Chautemps 1930

Preceded by: Camille Chautemps 1930

Prime Ministers of France 1930

Followed by: Théodore Steeg 1930-1931

Preceded by: Pierre Laval 1931-1932

Prime Ministers of France 1932

Followed by: Edouard Herriot 1932