Minister of the Liberated Regions (France)

The Minister of Liberated Regions (French: Ministre des Régions libérées) was a cabinet position in France after World War I (1914–18) responsible for the reintegration of the regions of Alsace and Lorraine that had been incorporated in Germany after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.

## History

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On 17 November 1917, Georges Clemenceau created the Ministry of Blockade, which was also responsible for the liberated regions. The first minister was Charler-Célestin Jonnart, replaced on 23 November 1917 by Albert François Lebrun. Lebrun took responsibility for the liberated regions, while M. Delavaud took responsibility for the blockade.[1] Émile Ogier, a career civil servant, was minister from January 1920 until Louis Loucheur took over.[2] Louis Marin (politician) was Minister from 29 March 1924 to 14 June 1924 in the third cabinet of Raymond Poincaré and the ephemeral cabinet of Frédéric François-Marsal.[3]

## Ministers

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From | To | Cabinet | Officeholder

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16 November 1917 | 23 November | Georges Clemenceau (2) | Charles Jonnart (Liberated Regions and Blockade)
23 November 1917 | 6 November 1919 | Georges Clemenceau (2) | Albert François Lebrun
6 November 1919 | 20 January 1920 | Georges Clemenceau (2) | André Tardieu
20 January 1920 | 24 September 1920 | Alexandre Millerand | Émile Ogier
24 September 1920 | 16 January 1921 | Georges Leygues | Émile Ogier
16 January 1921 | 15 January 1922 | Aristide Briand (7) | Louis Loucheur
15 January 1922 | 29 March 1924 | Raymond Poincaré (2) | Charles Reibel
29 March 1924 | 9 June 1924 | Raymond Poincaré (3) | Louis Marin
8 June 1924 | 15 June 1924 | Frédéric François-Marsal | Louis Marin
14 June 1924 | 17 April 1925 | Édouard Herriot (1) | Victor Dalbiez

## Notes

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1. ^ Farrar 2012, p. 55.
2. ^ Carls 2000, p. 215.
3. ^ Jolly 1960–1977.

## Sources

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* Carls, Stephen Douglas (2000), Louis Loucheur, 1872-1931: ingénieur, homme d'état, modernisateur de la France, Presses Univ. Septentrion, ISBN 978-2-85939-607-7, retrieved 2015-12-08
* Farrar, M.M. (2012-12-06), Conflict and Compromise: The Strategy, Politics and Diplomacy of the French Blockade, 1914–1918, Springer Science & Business Media, ISBN 978-94-010-1992-7, retrieved 2015-12-08
* Jolly, Jean (1960–1977). "Marin (Louis)". Dictionnaire des parlementaires français; notices biographiques sur les ministres, députés et sénateurs français de 1889 à 1940 (in French). Paris: Presses universitaires de France. ISBN 2-1100-1998-0. Retrieved 2015-12-07. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)