Louis Rollin
| Louis Marie Joseph Etienne Rollin | |
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Rollin as Minister of the Merchant Marine in 1929
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| Minister of Merchant Marine | |
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In office 3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 |
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| Prime Minister | André Tardieu |
| Succeeded by | Charles Daniélou |
| Minister of Merchant Marine | |
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In office 2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930 |
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| Prime Minister | André Tardieu |
| Preceded by | Charles Daniélou |
| Succeeded by | Charles Daniélou |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
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In office 27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Laval |
| Preceded by | Louis Loucheur |
| Succeeded by | self |
| Minister of Commerce, Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones | |
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In office 20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 |
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| Prime Minister | André Tardieu |
| Preceded by | self (Commerce & Industry) Charles Guernier (PTT) |
| Succeeded by |
Julien Durand (Commerce & Industry) Henri Queuille (PTT) |
| Minister of Colonies | |
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In office 13 October 1934 – 24 January 1936 |
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| Prime Minister | Gaston Doumergue, Pierre Etienne Flandin, Fernand Bouisson, Pierre Laval |
| Preceded by | Pierre Laval |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Stern |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
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In office 21 March 1940 – 18 May 1940 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Reynaud |
| Preceded by | Fernand Gentin |
| Succeeded by | Léon Baréty |
| Minister of Colonies | |
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In office 18 May 1940 – 16 June 1940 |
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| Preceded by | Georges Mandel |
| Succeeded by | Albert Rivière |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 March 1879 Uzerche, Corrèze. France |
| Died | 3 November 1952 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
Louis Marie Joseph Etienne Rollin (27 March 1879 – 3 November 1952) was a French politician who was a minister in several cabinets in the period between the two world wars.
Louis Marie Joseph Etienne Rollin was born on 27 March 1879 in Uzerche, Corrèze. He studied classics in Limoges before moving the Paris where he obtained his law degree at the age of 21. He became an attorney at the Paris court of appeal, and would retain this position throughout his political career. Rollin joined the Republican Federation (Fédération républicaine) and in 1910 was elected municipal councilor for the 6th arrondissement of Paris, and councilor-general for the Seine. He ran for election to the legislature in 1914 but was defeated in the second round. He volunteered for the army during World War I (1914–18) and was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honour.
After the war Rollin became vice-president of the general council of the Seine. On 16 November 1919 he was elected deputy for the 3rd district of the Seine on the platform of the Entente républicaine et démocratique (Democratic and Republican Alliance). He joined the Républicains de gauche (Left Republicans) in the chamber. He was reelected in 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936. He became a member of the committee of Foreign Affairs, on which he sat until 1940, and other committees. He had liberal views, and aimed to rebuild the country after the war, while respecting freedom, maintaining peace and protecting the weak.
Rollin was Minister of Merchant Marine in two successive governments of André Tardieu between 3 November 1929 and 12 December 1930. He authorized construction of the liner SS Normandie, which became the pride of the French passenger fleet. Rollin was a member of three cabinets led by Pierre Laval between 27 January 1931 and 20 February 1932 as Minister of Commerce and Industry . After the fall of the Laval government he was Minister of Commerce, Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones in the cabinet of André Tardieu from 20 February to 3 June 1932. He was Minister of Colonies from 13 October 1934 to 24 January 1936 in the successive governments of Gaston Doumergue, Pierre-Étienne Flandin, Fernand Bouisson and Pierre Laval.
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