About Abel Gardey
Lived 1882 – 1957 (aged 74). Abel Gardey was a French politician and lawyer.
Abel Gardey (21 November 1882, Margouët-Meymes, Gers – 23 September 1957, Pouylebon) was a French politician belonging to the Radical Party. He served as the Minister of Agriculture in the third Herriot government. In 1933, he was the French Minister of Budget. He later became the general reporter for the Senate finance commission and was described as a "bastion of orthodox economics" in May 1939.
On 10 July 1940, he voted as a Senator in favour of granting the cabinet presided by Marshal Philippe Pétain authority to draw up a new constitution, thereby effectively ending the French Third Republic and establishing Vichy France.
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Who was Abel Gardey?
French politician (1882–1957)
When was Abel Gardey born?
Abel Gardey was born on 21 November 1882 in Margouët-Meymes.
When did Abel Gardey die?
Abel Gardey died on 22 September 1957 in Pouylebon.
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Abel Gardey was a politician and lawyer.
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Abel Gardey was French.
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