Joseph Caillaux

Joseph Caillaux
Caillaux in 1925
Prime Minister of France
In office
27 June 1911 – 11 January 1912
PresidentArmand Fallières
Preceded byErnest Monis
Succeeded byRaymond Poincaré
Personal details
Born
Joseph-Marie–Auguste Caillaux

(1863-03-30)30 March 1863
Le Mans
Died22 November 1944(1944-11-22) (aged 81)
Mamers
Political partyRadical Party

Joseph-Marie–Auguste Caillaux (French pronunciation: [ʒɔzɛf kajo]; 30 March 1863 Le Mans – 22 November 1944 Mamers) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He was a leader of the French Radical Party and Minister of Finance, but his progressive views in opposition to the military alienated him from conservative elements. He was accused of corruption, but was cleared by a parliamentary commission. This political weakness strengthened the right wing elements in the Radical Party.[1]

  1. ^ Rudolph Binion, Defeated leaders; the Political Fate of Caillaux, Jouvenel, and Tardieu (1960).

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