Pleven, René

Pleven, René, 1901-93, French political leader. He held various diplomatic and financial posts in the Free French government during World War II and served (1944-46) as minister of finance in the provisional French government. As premier (1950-51), Pleven worked for European political unity. His centrist coalition government fell in Mar., 1951, and he served as vice-premier until August when he again became premier until Jan., 1952. He held several other ministerial posts until 1958. Out of ministerial office during Charles de Gaulle's tenure, he maintained his seat in the national assembly. He was minister of justice from 1969 to 1973, when he lost his assembly seat.

René Mayer (4 May 1895, Paris 13 December 1972, Paris) was a French Radical politician of the Fourth Republic who served briefly as Prime Minister during 1953. He led the Mayer Authority from 1955 to 1958.

Mayer's Ministry, 8 January - 28 June 1953

• René Mayer - President of the Council
• Henri Queuille - Vice President of the Council
• Georges Bidault - Minister of Foreign Affairs
• René Pleven - Minister of National Defense and Armed Forces
• Charles Brune - Minister of the Interior
• Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury - Minister of Finance
• Robert Buron - Minister of Economic Affairs
• Jean Moreau - Minister of Budget
• Jean-Marie Louvel - Minister of Industry and Energy
• Paul Bacon - Minister of Labour and Social Security
• Léon Martinaud-Deplat - Minister of Justice
• André Marie - Minister of National Education
• Henri Bergasse - Minister of Veterans and War Victims
• Camille Laurens - Minister of Agriculture
• Louis Jacquinot - Minister of Overseas France
• André Morice - Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism
• Paul Ribeyre - Minister of Public Health and Population
• Pierre Courant - Minister of Reconstruction and Town Planning
• Roger Duchet - Minister of Posts
• Paul Ribeyre - Minister of Commerce
• Jean Letourneau - Minister of Relations with Partner States
• Édouard Bonnefous - Minister of State
• Paul Coste-Floret - Minister of State

Changes

• 11 February 1953 - Guy Petit succeeds Ribeyre as Minister of Commerce.