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Minister of Liberated Regions (France)
The
Minister of
Liberated
Regions
was a
cabinet
position in France after
World War I
responsible for
reintegration
of the regions of
Alsace and Lorraine
that had been incorporated in Germany after the Franco-Prussian
War of 1870
.
History
On
17 November
1917
Georges Clemenceau
created the
Ministry
of Blockade, which was also responsible for the
liberated
regions.
The
first minister
was Charler-Célestin Jonnart, replaced on
23 November
1917 by
Albert François Lebrun
.
Lebrun took responsibility for the liberated regions, while M. Delavaud took responsibility for the blockade.
Émile
Ogier
, a career
civil servant
, was
minister
from
January 1920
until
Louis Loucheur
took over.
Louis Marin
was Minister from 29
March 1924
to
14 June
1924 in the third cabinet of
Raymond Poincaré
and the
ephemeral
cabinet of
Frédéric François-Marsal
.
Ministers
From
To
Cabinet
Officeholder
16
November 1917
23 November
Georges
Clemenceau
Charles Jonnart
(Liberated Regions and Blockade