Pierre CathalaPierre Cathala was a French politician. He served as the French Minister of Finance from 1942 to 1944.Early lifePierre Cathala was born on 22 September 1888 in Montfort-sur-Meu, Brittany, France. He was educated at the Lycée Saint-Louis, and in Bayonne where he became friends with Pierre Laval.CareerCathala served as the French Minister of Finance from 1942 to 1944.Personal lifeCathala married Mathilde Henriette Lagrange. They had two sons, François and Jean-Claude, and a daughter, Renée.DeathCathala died on 27 July 1947 in Paris, France.