| Jules Méline | |
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| In office April 29, 1896 – June 28, 1898 |
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| Preceded by | Léon Bourgeois |
| Succeeded by | Henri Brisson |
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| Born | May 20, 1838 |
| Died | December 21, 1925 |
| Political party | None |
Félix Jules Méline (May 20, 1838 – December 21, 1925) was a French statesman, prime minister from 1896 to 1898. The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (21 May 1851 29 September 1925 was a Jewish French statesman Eugène Henri Brisson (31 July 1835 14 April 1912 was a French statesman Prime minister of France for a period in 1885-1886 and again in 1898 Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Méline was born at Remiremont. Remiremont is a town and commune in eastern France, in the département of Vosges. Having taken up law as his profession, he was chosen a deputy in 1872, and in 1879 he was for a short time under-secretary to the minister of the interior. Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1880 he came to the front as the leading spokesman of the party which favoured the protection of French industries, and he had a considerable share in fashioning the protectionist legislation of the years 1890-1902. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year From 1883 to 1885 Méline was minister for agriculture, and in 1888-1889 he was president of the Chamber of Deputies. In 1896 he became premier (président du conseil) and minister for agriculture, offices which he vacated in 1898.
At one time he edited La République francaise, and after his retirement from public life he wrote Le Retour de la terre et Ia surproduction industrielle, tout en faveur de l'agriculture (1905).
The introduction of French protectionist measure of 1890 is named after him, the Méline tariff.
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| Preceded by Léon Bourgeois |
Prime Minister of France 1896-1898 |
Succeeded by Henri Brisson |
| Preceded by François de Mahy |
Minister of Agriculture 1883-1885 |
Succeeded by Hervé Mangon |
| Preceded by Albert Viger |
Minister of Agriculture 1896-1898 |
Succeeded by Albert Viger |