Government Charles de Gaulle (1)

France - provisional Modes (1944-1947)

The end of this first government of the general de Gaulle is due to the strong progression of the Communists to the elections of October 1945 (26 % of the voices and 160 seats), date from which they assert the direction of the government highly.

Chronology

1944

June 3rd: Beginning of the provisional government of the French Republic, chaired by the general.
June 14th: Charles de Gaulle arrives at Bayeux released.
June 26th: Schedule instituting the courses secondary roads of justice to consider the facts “revealing the intention to support the companies of the enemy”.
June 27th: Schedule on administrative purification.
August 9th: Schedule restoring republican legality.
August 26th: Triumphal procession of Charles de Gaulle on the Fields-Élysées. De Gaulle seizes the power in Paris.
August 28th: Incorporation of the French Forces of the interior (FFI) in the regular army.
August 31st: GPRF settles in Paris .
September 2nd: The first Council of Ministers of the GPRF in Paris. Official beginning of the provisional government of the Charles de Gaulle general.
September 9th: Rehandling and widening of the de Gaulle cabinet.
September 12th: At the time of a speech to the Palate of Chaillot, de Gaulle specifies her policy.
September 14th: Beginning of a series of voyages of Charles de Gaulle in province: Marseilles, Toulouse (14-18 seven).
September 15th: Creation of course special of Justice within the framework of purification.
September 23rd: FFI “are amalgamated” with the regular army.
October 5th: Schedule confirming that of the CFLN on the right to vote of the women who obtain finally the right to vote.
October 16th: Schedule on economic purification.
October 28th: Dissolution of the patriotic Militia.
November 8th: Creation of the commission Langevin-Walloon on education (it will return his report/ratio on June 19th, 1947).
November 18th: Schedule establishing a High Court of justice, to judge the high ranking officials of the Vichy government.
November 26th: Constitution of the popular Republican movement (MRP).
December 14th: Nationalization of the energy resources with the creation of the “national Collieries of North and Pas-de-Calais”.

1945

January 16th: Nationalization of the Renault factories and creation of the “Renault Control”.
January 19th: Lawsuit of the writer Robert Brasillach. He is condemned to died and carried out the February 6th.
January 25th: Lawsuit and judgment with the perpetual reclusion of Charles Maurras.
February 22nd: Creation of the work's councils in the establishments of more than 100 employees (at least 50 as from May 1946).
March 3rd: Schedule creating a single elementary school.
April 9th: Nationalization of Gnome and the Rhone and Air France (June 16th).
April 29th: Election local (29 avr. - May 13rd). The women vote for the first time.
May 16th: France receives a seat of permanent member at the Safety advice of the United Nations.
July 23rd with the August 15th: Lawsuit of the Pétain marshal, condemned to death, it has its sorrow commuted to perpetual detention the August 23rd.
October 4th:

Beginning of the ordinances on the Social security and creation of the ENA (National school of administration) (Oct. 4-19).
Beginning of the lawsuit of Pierre Laval (4 to Oct. 8), condemned to death.

October 15th: Executions of Joseph Darnand, chief of the French Militia, and Pierre Laval.
October 18th: Creation of the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (ECA).
October 21st: Election of the first constituent Assembly, broad victory of the Left. The women had the right to vote for the first time with a referendum
November 2nd 1945: End of the Government Charles de Gaulle (1) and beginning of the Government Charles de Gaulle (2).

Composition

President of the Council: General Charles de Gaulle
Minister of state: Jules Jeanneney (PRS)
Minister of Justice:

François de Menthon (MRP)
Pierre-Henri Teitgen (MRP) (starting from June 30th, 1945)

Foreign Minister: Georges Bidault (MRP)
Minister of Interior Department: Adrien Tixier (SFIO)
Minister for the War: Andre Diethelm (PP)
Minister for the Navy: Louis Jacquinot (IH)
Minister for the Air: Charles Tillon (PCF)
Minister for the Nation's economy:

Pierre Mendès France (PRS)
Rene Pleven (UDSR) (starting from April 6th, 1945)

Minister for Finance:

Aime Lepercq
Rene Pleven (UDSR) (starting from November 16th, 1944)

Minister for the Industrial production: Robert Lacoste (SFIO)
Minister for Agriculture: François Tanguy-Prigent (SFIO)
Minister for the Supply:

Paul Giacobbi (PRS)
Paul Ramadier (SFIO) (starting from November 16th, 1944)
Christian Pineau (SFIO) (starting from May 30th, 1945)

Minister for the Colonies:

Rene Pleven (UDSR)
Paul Giacobbi (PRS) (starting from November 16th, 1944)

Minister for State education: Rene Capitant (UDSR)
Minister for Labor and Social security: Alexandre Parodi
Minister for Transport and Public works: Rene Mayer (PRS)
Minister for the Stations, telegraphs and telephones:

Augustin Laurent (SFIO)
Eugene Thomas (SFIO) (starting from June 27th, 1945)

Minister for Information:

Pierre-Henri Teitgen (MRP)
Jacques Soustelle (UDSR) (starting from May 30th, 1945)

Minister for the Prisoners, Deportees, Taken refuge: Henri Frenay (UDSR)
Minister for the Public health: François Billoux (PCF)
Minister of North Africa: Georges Catroux
Minister for the Rebuilding and town planning (starting from November 16th, 1944): Raoul Dautry

See too

Historical of the governments of France

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