Ferdinand Sarrien
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Jean Marie Ferdinand Sarrien ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; 15 October 1840 – 28 November 1915) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He was born in Bourbon-Lancy, Saône-et-Loire and died in Paris. As Prime Minister, he headed a cabinet supported by the Bloc des gauches (Left-Wing Coalition) parliamentary majority.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
BiographyEdit
Ferdinand Sarrien was born on 15 October 1840 in Bourbon-Lancy. After studying law, he became a lawyer. During the Franco-Prussian War he was distinguished and was decorated. As a member of the Republican party, he became mayor of his hometown. However, in 1873, he was discharged by the monarchist cabinet of Albert de Broglie. He became Prime Minister in 1906, in succession to Maurice Rouvier. His ministry lasted only six months, before he resigned for health reasons, but it was noteworthy for the number of strong personalities it included.
Sarrien's Ministry, 12 March – 25 October 1906Edit
- Ferdinand Sarrien – President of the Council and Minister of Justice
- Léon Bourgeois – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Eugène Étienne – Minister of War
- Georges Clemenceau – Minister of the Interior
- Raymond Poincaré – Minister of Finance
- Gaston Doumergue – Minister of Labour, Commerce, and Industry
- Gaston Thomson – Minister of Marine
- Aristide Briand – Minister of Public Instruction, Fine Arts, and Worship
- Joseph Ruau – Minister of Agriculture
- Georges Leygues – Minister of Colonies
- Louis Barthou – Minister of Public Works, Posts, and Telegraphs
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