Pierre Forgeot
| Pierre Forgeot | |
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Pierre Forgeot in 1929
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| Minister of Public Works | |
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In office 11 November 1928 – 3 November 1929 |
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| Prime Minister |
Raymond Poincaré Aristide Briand |
| Preceded by | André Tardieu |
| Succeeded by | Georges Pernot |
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| Born |
10 March 1888 Anglure, Marne, France |
| Died | 30 June 1956 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Pierre Forgeot (10 March 1888 – 30 June 1956) was a French lawyer, politician and businessman who was involved in issues of war damages during and after World War I (1914–18). He was Minister of Public Works in 1928–29. After leaving politics in 1936 he was administrator of the French arm of Hispano-Suiza, the automobile and armaments manufacturer.
Pierre Forgeot was born on 10 March 1888 in Anglure, Marne. His grandfather was a train conductor on the line between Paris and Troyes who settled in Anglure after his marriage to Eugénie Duterme and became a small manufacturer of bonnets. His father, Gustave Forgeot, was a businessman. Gustave was mayor of Anglure from 1898 to 1919 and from 1925 to 1927, councilor of the canton of Anglure from 1895 to 1899 and councilor-general from 1899 to 1927. He owned a vineyard and was a Radical.
Pierre Forgeot studied law in Paris. He was admitted to the bar in 1909, and became secretary to the Conférence des avocats. He obtained his Doctorate in Law in 1911 for a brilliant thesis on Les lapins de garenne devant la loi et la jurisprudence (Cottontail rabbits before the law and jurisprudence).
In the general elections of 26 April 1914 Forgeot ran on the Federation of the Left platform for the 3rd district of Reims. He won in the second round. He was the second-youngest member of the chamber of deputies. Forgeot was noted for his eloquence in the chamber of deputies. During World War I (1914–18) he was not mobilized, and was involved in issues of requisitions, rents and war damages.
In the elections of 16 November 1919 Forgeot was elected on the platform of the conservative Entente républicaine démocratique. He joined the committees on Finance, Customs and Liberated Regions. When Aristide Briand formed his government in January 1921 Forgeot immediately asked him whether he wanted to fully calculate all damages before presenting a bill for World War I reparations to Germany, which could take some time, or whether he would make an arbitrary but final claim, which would be faster but could be for a lesser amount. Briand avoided giving a straight answer. Forgeot and André Tardieu denounced the London Schedule of Payments of 5 May 1921, but the majority voted to approve it.
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