About Germain Martin
Lived 1872 – 1948 (aged 75). Germain Martin was a French politician.
Louis Germain-Martin (; 7 November 1872, in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire – 4 October 1948, in Paris) was an Independent Radical French politician. He was Minister of Post and Telecommunications in the government of André Tardieu, and later a Budget Minister, before serving three times as Finance minister for much of the first half of the 1930s.
On 23 January 1941, Germain-Martin was made a member of the National Council of Vichy France.
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Who was Germain Martin?
French politician (1872-1948)
When was Germain Martin born?
Germain Martin was born on 7 November 1872 in Le Puy-en-Velay.
When did Germain Martin die?
Germain Martin died on 4 October 1948 in Paris.
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Germain Martin was a politician.
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Germain Martin was French.
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