René Blum (17 February 1889 – 25 December 1967) was a Luxembourgian politician, diplomat, and jurist. He sat in the Chamber of Deputies from 1918 until 1937, when he became a government minister. He was briefly the President of the Chamber, from 1925 until 1926.
In government, Blum held the offices of Minister for Justice and Minister for Transport, before the outbreak of the Second World War cut these tenures short. After the war, Blum served as the Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1944–55).
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Preceded by François Altwies |
President of the Chamber of Deputies 1925 – 1926 |
Succeeded by Émile Reuter |
Preceded by Étienne Schmit |
Minister for Justice 1937 – 1940 |
Succeeded by Victor Bodson |
Minister for Public Works 1937 – 1940 |
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Minister for Transport 1938 – 1940 |