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Maurice Ringeval (3 November 1816 - DEATH DATE) was a French politician currently serving as the Chancellor of the Second French Republic since the first elections held on November 4, 1849. He was a key orator and force behind the overthrow of the July Monarchy. As Chancellor of the Republic, Ringeval oversaw great economic, labor, and voter reforms that ushered in a new era of global French economic and influential hegemony. A Prussian newspaper named him '"The Great Reformer", and he was also named as "The Napoleon of Parliament" by Austrian diplomats for his unique ability to navigate and reach deals with the political parties of France.

Ringeval grew up among laborers in the Rhône region of France, and became a rising force in politics after he achieved a local union ownership of the coal mines, with himself the representative head of the union. During the Revolutions of 1848, Ringeval was present for multiple diplomatic discussions between the French public and King Louis Philippe I and his court. After the declaration of a new republic, and the subsequent elections of French Parliament, Ringeval was selected as Chancellor by a coalition government of the Radical, Legitimist, and Orleanist parties.

During his time as Chancellor, Ringeval set upon modernizing France and expanding the domestic market abroad, while also liberalizing trade with the rest of Europe. This included implementation of proportional taxation and free trade laws. Ringeval also expanded labor protections for children and created welfare systems for the poor, while also instituting private health insurance policy at a national level. Domestically, Ringeval was also responsible for enacting universal suffrage laws for men in France, though women's voting rights remained a large question.

Ringeval pushed for massive investment in French interests abroad, and gave France a clear advantage in the Scramble for Africa. He also established protectorate states in Mexico, Brazil, Greece, and Egypt. In the latter half of the 1800s, Ringeval also sought rapprochement with Queen Victoria and Great Britain, while simultaneously aligning France with the Scandinavian Empire and Canada. Wars with Prussia over German unification kept France atop European affairs, while also straining relations with Prussian allies Austria and Italy.