René Blum (politician)

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René Blum (17 February 1889 – 25 December 1967) was a Luxembourgish 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).

Political offices
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
Minister for Transport 1938 – 1940

Persondata
Name	Blum, Rene
Alternative names
Short description	Luxembourgian politician
Date of birth	17 February 1889
Place of birth
Date of death	25 December 1967
Place of death

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