Georges Leygues
# Georges Leygues

Georges Leygues (French pronunciation: ​; 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 in current service
