Georges Leygues

Georges Leygues (29 October 1856 – 2 September 1933) was a French politician of the Third Republic. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the Maginot Line.

Leygues's Ministry, 24 September 1920 – 16 January 1921

 * Georges Leygues – President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * André Joseph Lefèvre – Minister of War
 * Théodore Steeg – Minister of the Interior
 * Frédéric François-Marsal – Minister of Finance
 * Paul Jourdain – Minister of Labour
 * Gustave L'Hopiteau – Minister of Justice
 * Adolphe Landry – Minister of Marine
 * André Honnorat – Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
 * André Maginot – Minister of War Pensions, Grants, and Allowances
 * Joseph Ricard – Minister of Agriculture
 * Albert Sarraut – Minister of Colonies
 * Yves Le Trocquer – Minister of Public Works
 * Auguste Isaac – Minister of Commerce and Industry
 * Émile Ogier – Minister of Liberated Regions

Changes
 * 16 December 1920 – Flaminius Raiberti succeeds Lefèvre as Minister of War.

Memory
Two French warships have been named for Georges Leygues:
 * a light cruiser Georges Leygues that served in World War II
 * an F70-type frigate Georges Leygues, which was decommissioned in 2014