Léon Blum

Léon Blum
Blum in 1936
Prime Minister of France
In office 16 December 1946 – 22 January 1947
President	Vincent Auriol
Preceded by	Georges Bidault
Succeeded by	Paul Ramadier
In office 13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938
President	Albert Lebrun
Deputy	Édouard Daladier
Preceded by	Camille Chautemps
Succeeded by	Édouard Daladier
In office 4 June 1936 – 22 June 1937
President	Albert Lebrun
Deputy	Édouard Daladier
Preceded by	Albert Sarraut
Succeeded by	Camille Chautemps
Deputy Prime Minister of France
In office 28 July 1948 – 5 September 1948
President	Vincent Auriol
Prime Minister	André Marie
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	André Marie
In office 29 June 1937 – 18 January 1938
President	Albert Lebrun
Prime Minister	Camille Chautemps
Preceded by	Édouard Daladier
Succeeded by	Édouard Daladier
Personal details
Born	André Léon Blum 9 April 1872 Paris, France
Died	30 March 1950 (aged 77) Jouy-en-Josas, France
Political party	French Section of the Workers' International

André Léon Blum (French: [ɑ̃dʁe leɔ̃ blum];^[1] 9 April 1872 – 30 March 1950) was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister.

References

1. Colton, Joel (10 July 2013) [1966]. Leon Blum: Humanist in Politics. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-307-83089-0. LCCN 65-18768. OCLC 265833. The Blum family has always pronounced its name in a way that indicates its Alsatian origin.