Georges Leygues

Georges Leygues (French: [ʒɔʁʒ lɛjɡ]; 29 October 1856^[1] – 2 September 1933) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He held several key ministerial positions, including Minister of the Colonies, Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Navy (Marine), and ultimately served as President of the Council (Prime Minister) from 1920 to 1921. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the Maginot Line.

Georges Leygues
Prime Minister of France
In office 24 September 1920 – 16 January 1921
President	Alexandre Millerand
Preceded by	Alexandre Millerand
Succeeded by	Aristide Briand
Personal details
Born	29 October 1856 Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Died	2 September 1933(1933-09-02) (aged 76) Saint-Cloud
Political party	Democratic Republican Alliance

Leygues's Ministry, 24 September 1920 – 16 January 1921

• Georges Leygues – President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• André Joseph Lefèvre – Minister of War
• Théodore Steeg – Minister of the Interior
• Frédéric François-Marsal – Minister of Finance
• Paul Jourdain – Minister of Labour
• Gustave L'Hopiteau – Minister of Justice
• Adolphe Landry – Minister of Marine
• André Honnorat – Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
• André Maginot – Minister of War Pensions, Grants, and Allowances
• Joseph Ricard – Minister of Agriculture
• Albert Sarraut – Minister of Colonies
• Yves Le Trocquer – Minister of Public Works
• Auguste Isaac – Minister of Commerce and Industry
• Émile Ogier – Minister of Liberated Regions

Changes

• 16 December 1920 – Flaminius Raiberti succeeds Lefèvre as Minister of War.

Memory

Besides the Îles Leygues, in the Kerguelens, two French warships have been named for Georges Leygues:

• a light cruiser Georges Leygues that served in World War II
• an F70-type frigate Georges Leygues, which was decommissioned in 2014