Antoine Pinay

Antoine Pinay, French prime minister

Antoine Pinay (December 30, 1891 - December 13, 1994) served as Prime Minister of France from 1952 - 1953 (technically, "president of the Council"). One of France's most spirited leaders after World War II, Pinay is today remembered as the longest lived Prime Minister.

Antoine Pinay was born in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, in the Rhône département. He was mayor of Saint-Chamond (Loire) from 1929 to 1977. He served in the French National Assembly for nearly fifteen years before being named Premier. He later served as Finance Minister in the cabinet of General Charles De Gaulle in 1958.

[edit] Pinay's Ministry, 8 March 1952 - 8 January 1953

Antoine Pinay - President of the Council and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
Henri Queuille - Vice President of the Council
Robert Schuman - Minister of Foreign Affairs
René Pleven - Minister of National Defense
Charles Brune - Minister of the Interior
Jean-Marie Louvel - Minister of Commerce and Energy
Pierre Garet - Minister of Labour and Social Security
Léon Martinaud-Deplat - Minister of Justice
Pierre-Olivier Lapie - Minister of National Education
Emmanuel Temple - Minister of Veterans and War Victims
Camille Laurens - Minister of Agriculture
Pierre Pflimlin - Minister of Overseas France
André Morice - Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism
Paul Ribeyre - Minister of Public Health and Population
Eugène Claudius-Petit - Minister of Reconstruction and Town Planning
Roger Duchet - Minister of Posts
Jean Letourneau - Minister of Relations with Partner States

Changes

Preceded by Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury	Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism 1950—1952	Succeeded by André Morice
Preceded by Edgar Faure	Prime Minister of France 1952–1953	Succeeded by René Mayer
Preceded by Robert Buron	Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs 1952–1953	Succeeded by Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
Preceded by Edgar Faure	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1955–1956	Succeeded by Christian Pineau
Preceded by Edgar Faure	Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs 1958–1960	Succeeded by Wilfrid Baumgartner
Preceded by Édouard Bonnefous	interim Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism 1958	Succeeded by Robert Buron