Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière

Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière
Engraving by Nicolas Colibert, 1792-1793.
Minister of the Interior
In office
24 March 1792 – 13 June 1792
Preceded byBon-Claude Cahier de Gerville
Succeeded byJacques Augustin Mourgue
Minister of Justice
In office
23 March 1792 – 12 April 1792
Preceded byMarguerite-Louis-François Duport-Dutertre
Succeeded byAntoine Duranton
Personal details
Born(1734-02-18)18 February 1734
Died10 November 1793(1793-11-10) (aged 59)
Cause of deathSuicide
PartyGironde
SpouseJeanne Manon Roland de la Platiere
OccupationEconomist
Known forLeader of Girondist faction
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Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁi ʁɔlɑ̃ la platjɛʁ]; 18 February 1734 – 10 November 1793) was a French inspector of manufactures in Lyon and became a leader of the Girondist faction in the French Revolution, largely influenced in this direction by his wife, Marie-Jeanne "Manon" Roland de la Platière. He served as a minister of the interior in King Louis XVI's government in 1792.