Jules Ferry
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For the ship, see French cruiser Jules Ferry.
Jules François Camille Ferry (French: [ʒyl fɛʁi]; 5 April 1832 – 17 March 1893) was a French statesman and republican philosopher.[1] He was one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans and served as Prime Minister of France from 1880 to 1881 and 1883 to 1885. He was a promoter of laicism and colonial expansion.[2] Under the Third Republic, Ferry made primary education free and compulsory through several new laws.[1][3] However, he was forced to resign following the Sino-French War in 1885 due to his unpopularity and public opinion against the war.
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Jules Ferry | |
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Prime Minister of France | |
In office 21 February 1883 – 30 March 1885 | |
President | Jules Grévy |
Preceded by | Armand Fallières |
Succeeded by | Henri Brisson |
In office 23 September 1880 – 10 November 1881 | |
President | Jules Grévy |
Preceded by | Charles de Freycinet |
Succeeded by | Léon Gambetta |
President of the French Senate | |
In office 24 February 1893 – 17 March 1893 | |
Preceded by | Philippe Le Royer |
Succeeded by | Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour |
Minister of Public Education and Fine Arts | |
In office 21 February 1883 – 20 November 1883 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Jules Duvaux |
Succeeded by | Armand Fallières |
In office 30 January 1882 – 29 July 1882 | |
Prime Minister | Charles de Freycinet |
Preceded by | Paul Bert |
Succeeded by | Jules Duvaux |
In office 4 February 1879 – 10 November 1881 | |
Prime Minister | William Waddington Charles de Freycinet Himself |
Preceded by | Agénor Bardoux |
Succeeded by | Paul Bert |
Member of the French Chamber of Deputies for Vosges | |
In office 8 February 1871 – 6 October 1889 | |
Preceded by | Louis Buffet |
Succeeded by | Ernest Picot |
10th Mayor of Paris | |
In office 15 November 1870 – 5 June 1871 | |
Preceded by | Étienne Arago |
Succeeded by | Office abolished Jacques Chirac (1977) |
Member of the French Legislative Body for Seine | |
In office 8 June 1869 – 8 February 1871 | |
Preceded by | Émile Ollivier |
Succeeded by | Charles Floquet |
Personal details | |
Born | Jules François Camille Ferry (1832-04-05)5 April 1832 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Vosges, Kingdom of France |
Died | 17 March 1893(1893-03-17) (aged 60) Paris, Seine, French Republic |
Political party | "Close" Republicans (1869–1871) Moderate Republicans (1871–1888) National Republican Association (1888–1893) |
Spouse |
Eugénie Risler (m. 1875) |
Profession | Journalist, lawyer |
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