Vincent Auriol
August 27, 1884 – January 1, 1966
Vincent Auriol (1884–1966) was President of France from 1947 to 1954, the first president elected under the Fourth Republic. A member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), his term was marked by the Indochina War, the Monnet Plan for economic modernization, and France's founding membership in the Council of Europe and NATO. Earlier, under the Third Republic, he served as Minister of Finance (1936–1937) and Minister of Justice (1937–1938).
Offices held
Nov 28, 1946 – Dec 16, 1946
Preceded by
Georges Bidault Succeeded by
Léon Blum
Georges Bidault Succeeded by
Léon Blum
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