Georges Bonnet

Georges Bonnet (Bassillac, the Dordogne, July 23rd 1889 - July 23rd 1973), Political man French.

Deputy of the Dordogne of 1924 with 1940 and of 1956 with 1968.

Lawyer of formation, it will end up engaging in the policy and will occupy various ministerial positions between 1924 and 1940. Minister for the budget of the October 29th 1925 with the November 28th 1925, he will be also Minister for the Pensions, the Trade and Finances. Appointed ambassador with Washington, it will return to France to become Foreign Minister of April 1938 at September 1939.

Anticommunist, it rejects the idea of an alliance with the Soviet S and will implement, as long as it will be in function, a policy of appeasing with the Nazi Germany. Partisan of the Accords of Munich, it is hostile with a declaration of war in Germany, which will cost him its ministry. Whereas the war has just burst, Bonnet is named Minister for Justice.

During the war, Georges Bonnet will line up side of the marshal Pétain, with which it will vote the full powerss, the July 10th 1940. Starting from 1941, he is member of the National council, a body of the Vichyist capacity.

After the war, its collaboration with the Mode of Vichy, will force it with the exile in Suisse, to escape the continuations. But it will return quickly to France, and will be elected in 1956 deputy of the Dordogne and mayor of Brantôme.

Governmental functions

Under-secretary of State to the Presidency of the Council from April 17th to October 29th, 1925 in the Government Paul Painlevé (2)
Minister for the Budget from October 29th to November 28th, 1925 in the Government Paul Painlevé (3)
Minister for the Pensions from July 19th to 23rd 1926 in the Government Edouard Herriot (2)
Minister Commercial and the Industry from February 21st to March 2nd, 1930 in the Government Camille Chautemps (1)
Minister for the Stations, Telegraphs and Telephones from December 13rd, 1930 to January 27th, 1931 in the Government Theodore Steeg
Public Minister for Labor from December 18th, 1932 to January 31st, 1933 in the government Joseph Paul-Boncour
Minister of Finances from January 31st, 1933 to January 31st, 1934 in the governments Edouard Daladier (1), Albert Sarraut (1) and Camille Chautemps (2)
Minister Commercial and the Industry from June 7th, 1935 to June 4th, 1936 in the governments Pierre Laval (4) and Albert Sarraut (2)
Minister for Finance from June 22nd, 1937 to January 18th, 1938 in the Government Camille Chautemps (3)
Minister of state from January 18th to March 13rd, 1938 in the Government Camille Chautemps (4)
Foreign Minister from April 10th to September 13rd, 1939 in the Government Edouard Daladier (3)
Minister of Justice from September 13rd, 1939 to March 21st, 1940 in the Government Edouard Daladier (4)

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