Ferdinand Sarrien
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Jean Marie Ferdinand Sarrien (fɛʁdinɑ̃ saʁjɛ̃; 1840–1915) was a French politician of the Third Republic
. He was born in Bourbon-Lancy
, Saône-et-Loire and died in Paris. He headed a cabinet supported by the Bloc des gauches
(Left-Wings Coalition) parliamentary majority.
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed due to the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, to 1940, when France was overrun by Nazi Germany during World War II, resulting in the German and Italian occupations of France...
. He was born in Bourbon-Lancy
Bourbon-Lancy
Bourbon-Lancy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is a rural town on the Loire River with a walled medieval area on the dominant hill...
, Saône-et-Loire and died in Paris. He headed a cabinet supported by the Bloc des gauches
Bloc des gauches
The Bloc des gauches , aka Bloc républicain was a coalition of Republican political forces created during the French Third Republic in 1899 to contest the 1902 legislative elections...
(Left-Wings Coalition) parliamentary majority.
Sarrien's Ministry, 12 March – 25 October 1906
- Ferdinand Sarrien – President of the Council and Minister of Justice
- Léon BourgeoisLéon Bourgeois-Biography:He was born in Paris, and was trained in law. After holding a subordinate office in the department of public works, he became successively prefect of the Tarn and the Haute-Garonne , and then returned to Paris to enter the ministry of the interior...
– Minister of Foreign Affairs - Eugène Étienne – Minister of War
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– Minister of Public Instruction, Fine Arts, and Worship - Joseph Ruau – Minister of Agriculture
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– Minister of Public Works, Posts, and Telegraphs