Émile Hugues
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Émile Hugues was a French politician and government minister.
With a doctorate in law and by profession a notaire, Hugues was elected in 1946 as a Radical-Socialist député for the Alpes-Maritimes
département to the second constituent National Assembly, and subsequently to the Assemblée nationale, in which he sat until 1958. In 1959, he was elected to the Senate as a member of the Gauche démocratique
(Democratic Left). He died in office.
Hugues left the government following the rejection of the planned European Defence Community
in 1954, which he had warnly supported. He followed Henri Queuille
and André Morice into the Radical dissidence in 1956, which led to the creation of the Centre républicain
. He voted for de Gaulle in June 1958, but was beaten in the November 1958 elections.
He was mayor of Vence
and councillor for the Alpes-Maritimes.
The castle in Vences is today the Fondation Émile Hugues, a modern and contemporary art museum.
With a doctorate in law and by profession a notaire, Hugues was elected in 1946 as a Radical-Socialist député for the Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
département to the second constituent National Assembly, and subsequently to the Assemblée nationale, in which he sat until 1958. In 1959, he was elected to the Senate as a member of the Gauche démocratique
European Democratic and Social Rally
The European Democratic and Social Rally is a social-liberal parliamentary group representing the Radical tradition in the French Senate.-Chamber of Deputies:...
(Democratic Left). He died in office.
Hugues left the government following the rejection of the planned European Defence Community
European Defence Community
The European Defense Community was a plan proposed in 1950 by René Pleven, the French President of the Council , in response to the American call for the rearmament of West Germany...
in 1954, which he had warnly supported. He followed Henri Queuille
Henri Queuille
Henri Queuille was a French Radical politician prominent in the Third and Fourth Republics. After World War II, he served three times as Prime Minister.He was the son of a noblewoman.-First ministry :...
and André Morice into the Radical dissidence in 1956, which led to the creation of the Centre républicain
Republican Centre
The Republican Centre was a French parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic founded in 1932 by André Tardieu following his failure at transforming the Democratic Alliance into a large liberal-conservative party....
. He voted for de Gaulle in June 1958, but was beaten in the November 1958 elections.
He was mayor of Vence
Vence
Vence is a commune set in the hills of the Alpes Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France between Nice and Antibes.-Population:-Sights:...
and councillor for the Alpes-Maritimes.
The castle in Vences is today the Fondation Émile Hugues, a modern and contemporary art museum.
Government offices
- Secretary of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the second government of René PlevenRené PlevenRené Pléven was a notable French politician of the Fourth Republic. A member of the Free French, he helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance , a political party that was meant to be a successor to the wartime Resistance movement...
(11 August 1951 - 20 January 1952) - Secretary of State for Information in the government of René MayerRené MayerRené Mayer was a French Radical politician of the Fourth Republic who served briefly as Prime Minister during 1953. He led the Mayer Authority from 1955 to 1958.-Mayer's Ministry, 8 January – 28 June 1953:*René Mayer – President of the Council...
(8 January - 28 June 1953) - Secretary of State for Information in the governments of Joseph LanielJoseph LanielJoseph Laniel was a French conservative politician of the Fourth Republic, who served as Prime Minister for a year from 1953 to 1954. During the middle of his tenure as Prime Minister Laniel was an unsuccessful candidate for the French Presidency, a post won by René Coty...
(2 July 1953 - 18 June 1954) - Minister of Justice in the government of Pierre Mendès France (19 June - 3 September 1954)
- Secretary of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the government of Maurice Bourgès-MaunouryMaurice Bourgès-MaunouryMaurice Jean Marie Bourgès-Maunoury was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister in the Fourth Republic during 1957.He is famous, especially, for fulfilling prominent ministerial role in the government during the Suez Crisis....
(17 June - 6 November 1957) - Secretary of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the government of Félix GaillardFélix GaillardFélix Gaillard d'Aimé was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister under the Fourth Republic from 1957 to 1958. He was the youngest head of a French government since Napoleon.-Career:...
(11 November 1957 - 14 May 1958)