Marius Moutet
Marius Moutet | |
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Moutet in 1933 | |
| Minister of the Colonies | |
| In office 13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Théodore Steeg |
| Succeeded by | Georges Mandel |
| In office 4 June 1936 – 18 January 1938 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Jacques Stern |
| Succeeded by | Théodore Steeg |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office July 1914 – 1928 | |
| Constituency | Lyon, Vaise |
| In office 13 January 1929 – ? | |
| Preceded by | Jules Nadi |
| Constituency | Drôme |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1876 Nîmes, France |
| Died | 29 October 1968 (aged 92) Paris, France |
| Party | |
| Other political affiliations | Popular Front |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
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Marius Moutet (19 April 1876 – 29 October 1968) was a French Socialist diplomat and colonial adviser. An expert in colonial issues, he served as Minister of the Colonies for four terms in the 1930s and 1940s and was president of the General council of the Drôme department after the war until 1951. He was sympathetic to Ho Chi Minh and advocated the independence of Vietnam. At the age of 92, Moutet was the oldest member of the Senate of France and the French Assembly.