Julien Durand (politician)
| Julien Auguste John Eugène Durand | |
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Durand in 1932
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| Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones | |
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In office 21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Germain-Martin |
| Succeeded by | André Mallarmé |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
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In office 3 June 1932 – 30 January 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Rollin |
| Succeeded by | Louis Serre |
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25 May 1874 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 10 September 1973 (aged 99) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
Julien Auguste John Eugène Durand (25 May 1874 – 10 September 1973) was a French lawyer and Radical politician. He was briefly Minister of PTT in 1930, and was Minister of Commerce and Industry in 1932–33. He authored the first proposal for what became the 1937 International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life.
Julien Auguste John Eugène Durand was born on 25 May 1874 in Naples, Italy. He received his secondary education from the Marist Brothers in Besançon and then at the lycée in Brest. He studied law at the Faculty of Dijon, and in 1900 enrolled in the bar of Besançon. He later became president of the bar. He specialized in civil and commercial law. He was elected to the municipal council of Besançon in 1908. During World War I (1914–18) he served as a lieutenant with the 64th Infantry Regiment, and then at the headquarters of the 129th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.
Durand ran for election to the legislature in the general elections of 16 November 1919 on the Democratic Union list, but was not successful. While still a municipal councilor for Besançon, and from 1922 a general councilor for the Doubs department, he was elected to the legislature in the general elections on 11 May 1924. He ran on the Left Cartel list, and joined the Radical and Radical Socialist group in the chamber of deputies. He joined the committees on Civil & Criminal Legislation, and Commerce & Industry. From 1926 he chaired the committee on commerce & industry. He was a Freemason, as were many French politicians in inter-war period.
Durand was reelected in the second round in the general elections of 22–29 April 1928. He joined the committees on Customs and Commerce & Industry. In December 1929 Durand submitted a proposal for a decorative arts exposition similar to the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts. He said that this exposition had helped France's balance of trade, spread French taste and fostered collaboration between artists and manufacturers. However, after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 there was less interest in a purely aesthetic exhibition, and more in one that focused on international cooperation.
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