René Renoult

René Renoult.

René Renoult (29 August 1867, in Paris – 30 April 1946, in Paris) was a French Minister and lawyer.

Renoult is the son of Étienne and Élisa Geranger, a female day laborer. He studied at the Faculty of Law in Paris and obtained his doctorate in 1888. He married for the first time with Blanche-Clothilde Wormser in 1910, and a second time with Henriette-Emelie-Céleste Giriat in 1937.

Renoult was member of the Radical Party. His political career started in 1911, when he became General Counselor of the Lure commune (until 1913). In 1902 he became deputy for the Haute-Saône département (until 1919). From 1920-1941 he was Senator of Var.

Offices

• 1889: Chief of cabinet under Charles Floquet, president of the Chamber of Deputies.
• 1903: President of the Radical Party
• 1911–1912: Minister for Work and Social Security.
• 1913–1914: Minister of the Interior
• 1914: Minister of Finance (during 85 days).
• 1914: Minister of Transportation
• 1924–1926, 1932–1933: Minister of Justice
• 1926: Minister of the Marine.

Political offices
Preceded by Antony Ratier	Minister of Justice 1924–1925	Succeeded by Théodore Steeg
Preceded by Camille Chautemps	Minister of Justice 1925–1926	Succeeded by Pierre Laval
Preceded by Paul Reynaud	Minister of Justice 1932–1933	Succeeded by Abel Gardey