Paul Doumer

Paul Doumer
Doumer in 1931
President of France
In office 13 June 1931 – 7 May 1932
Prime Minister	Pierre Laval André Tardieu
Preceded by	Gaston Doumergue
Succeeded by	Albert Lebrun
President of the Senate
In office 14 January 1927 – 9 June 1931
Preceded by	Justin de Selves
Succeeded by	Albert Lebrun
Minister of Finance
In office 16 December 1925 – 9 March 1926
Prime Minister	Aristide Briand
Preceded by	Louis Loucheur
Succeeded by	Raoul Péret
In office 16 January 1921 – 15 January 1922
Prime Minister	Aristide Briand
Preceded by	Frédéric François-Marsal
Succeeded by	Charles de Lasteyrie
In office 1 November 1895 – 29 April 1896
Prime Minister	Léon Bourgeois
Preceded by	Alexandre Ribot
Succeeded by	Georges Cochery
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 10 January 1905 – 31 May 1906
Preceded by	Henri Brisson
Succeeded by	Henri Brisson
Governor-General of French Indochina
In office 13 February 1897 – 14 March 1902
Preceded by	Armand Rousseau
Succeeded by	Paul Beau
Personal details
Born	22 March 1857 Aurillac, France
Died	7 May 1932(1932-05-07) (aged 75) Paris, France
Manner of death	Assassination by gunshot
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Paris
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Joseph Athanase Doumer, commonly known as Paul Doumer (French: [pɔl dumɛːʀ]; 22 March 1857 – 7 May 1932), was a French politician who served as the President of France from June 1931 until his assassination in May 1932. He is described as "the Father of French Indochina,"^[1] and was seen as one of the most active and effective governors general of Indochina.^[2]