Philippe Henriot | |
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Vichy Secretary of State for Information and Propaganda | |
In office 6 January 1944 – 28 June 1944 (5 months and 22 days) | |
Member of Parliament for Gironde | |
In office 27 September 1932 – 31 May 1942 (10 years and 23 days) | |
Personal details | |
Born | Reims | 7 January 1889
Died | 28 June 1944 Paris | (aged 55)
Cause of death | Killed by the French Resistance |
Resting place | Saint-André-et-Appelles |
Nationality | French |
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Alma mater | Institut Catholique de Paris |
Profession | Literature teacher Winemaker |
Philippe Henriot (7 January 1889 – 28 June 1944) was a French poet, journalist, politician, and Nazi collaborator who served as a minister in the French government at Vichy, where he directed propaganda broadcasts. He was assassinated by the Résistance in 1944.