Georges Leygues

Georges Leygues was a French politician of the Third Republic. He held several key ministerial positions, including Minister of the Colonies, Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Navy, and ultimately served as President of the Council from 1920 to 1921.

Life

He was born in Villeneuve-sur-Lot in 1856.
From 1885 until his death, he served as representative of the Lot-et-Garonne region in the Chamber of Deputies.
In January 1895, he was appointed as Minister of the Interior in the government of Alexandre Ribot serving in this role until November 1895.
From 1899 to 1902, he served as Minister of Education in the government of Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau.
On 24 September 1920, he was appointed as Prime Minister by President Alexandre Millerand. He served as Prime Minister until 12 January 1921.
In November 1928, he became Minister of Marine. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the Maginot Line.
He died in 1933.

Changes

Besides the Îles Leygues, in the Kerguelens, two French warships have been named for Georges Leygues: