Ernest Monis

Quick Facts

Intro

French politician

From

France

was

Politician Lawyer

Work field

Law Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

23 May 1846, Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, canton of Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, arrondissement of Cognac, Charente

Death

25 May 1929, Mondouzil, canton of Toulouse-8, arrondissement of Toulouse, Haute-Garonne (aged 83 years)

Age

83 years

Politics:

Radical Party

Family

Children:

Antoine Monis

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis (French pronunciation: [ɛʁnɛst mɔni]; 23 May 1846 in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente – 25 May 1929 in Mondouzil) was a French politician of the Third Republic, deputy of Gironde from 1885 to 1889 and then senator of the same department from 1891 to 1920. He was also Minister of Justice in Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau's Bloc des gauches's cabinet (1899–1902) and Minister of the Navy in Gaston Doumergue's cabinet in 1913–1914.

Monis and his son were both injured in the opening event of the 1911 Paris to Madrid air race.

Monis's Ministry, 2 March – 27 June 1911

Ernest Monis – President of the Council and Minister of the Interior and Worship
Jean Cruppi – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Maurice Berteaux – Minister of War
Joseph Caillaux – Minister of Finance
Joseph Paul-Boncour – Minister of Labour and Social Security Provisions
Antoine Perrier – Minister of Justice
Théophile Delcassé – Minister of Marine
Théodore Steeg – Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
Jules Pams – Minister of Agriculture
Adolphe Messimy – Minister of Colonies
Charles Dumont – Minister of Public Works, Posts, and Telegraphs
Alfred Massé – Minister of Commerce and Industry

Changes

21 May 1911 – François Louis Auguste Goiran succeeds Berteaux as Minister of War.

Political offices
Preceded by Georges Lebret	Minister of Justice 1899–1902	Succeeded by Ernest Vallé
Preceded by Aristide Briand	Prime Minister of France 1911	Succeeded by Joseph Caillaux