Pierre Marie de Saint-Georges

French politician (1795–1870)

Alexandre-Pierre-Thomas-Amable Marie de Saint Georges (15 February 1795 – 28 April 1870), better known as Pierre Marie de Saint-Georges, was a French politician who served as French Head of State from 6 May until 28 June 1848.

Marie was born in Yonne on 15 February 1795 and entered public life as a lawyer under the Restoration. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1842 and held the seat until the February Revolution.

He became Minister of Public Works in the Provisional Government in 1848, but was forced out in May of that year. Marie was elected to the Executive Commission and became President of the National Assembly during June 1848. He was then made Minister of Justice in July 1848 and held the post till December 1848. Marie retired in May 1849 and retired to private life for over a decade. He returned briefly to politics between 1863 and 1869 as a left-wing member of the Legislative Corps (Second French Empire).

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Alexandre-Pierre-Thomas-Amable Marie de Saint-Georges

Political offices
Preceded byJacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure Chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic	Head of State of France 6 May 1848 – 28 June 1848 Member of the Executive Commission along with: François Arago Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès Alphonse de Lamartine Alexandre Ledru-Rollin	Succeeded byLouis-Eugène Cavaignac President of the Council of Ministers

v t e Presidents of the lower house of the French Parliament
Chamber of Deputies of the Departments, 1815–1830	Joseph Lainé Étienne-Denis Pasquier Hercule de Serre Auguste Ravez Pierre Paul Royer-Collard
Chamber of Deputies, 1830–1848	Casimir Pierre Perier Jacques Laffitte Casimir Pierre Perier Amédée Girod de l'Ain André Marie Dupin Hippolyte Passy Paul Sauzet
National Constituent Assembly, 1848–1849	Philippe Buchez Antoine Sénard Pierre Marie de Saint-Georges Armand Marrast
National Legislative Assembly, 1849–1852	André Marie Dupin
Legislative Corps, 1852–1870	Adolphe Billault Charles de Morny Alexandre Colonna-Walewski Eugène Schneider
Chamber of Deputies, 1871–1940	Jules Grévy Louis Buffet Gaston Audiffret-Pasquier Jules Grévy Léon Gambetta Henri Brisson Charles Floquet Jules Méline Charles Floquet Jean Casimir-Perier Charles Dupuy Jean Casimir-Perier Auguste Burdeau Henri Brisson Paul Deschanel Léon Bourgeois Henri Brisson Paul Doumer Henri Brisson Paul Deschanel Raoul Péret Paul Painlevé Édouard Herriot Raoul Péret Fernand Bouisson Édouard Herriot
Consultative Assembly, 1943–1945	Félix Gouin
Constituent National Assembly, 1945–1946	Félix Gouin Vincent Auriol
National Assembly, 1946–present	Vincent Auriol Édouard Herriot André Le Troquer Pierre Schneiter André Le Troquer Jacques Chaban-Delmas Achille Peretti Edgar Faure Jacques Chaban-Delmas Louis Mermaz Jacques Chaban-Delmas Laurent Fabius Henri Emmanuelli Philippe Séguin Laurent Fabius Raymond Forni Jean-Louis Debré Patrick Ollier Bernard Accoyer Claude Bartolone François de Rugy Richard Ferrand Yaël Braun-Pivet

Ministers of Justice of France since 1790

Until the
Government of
National Defense

Third Republic

World War II

Vichy France	Alibert Barthélémy Gabolde
Free France	Cassin Abadie De Menthon

Provisional Government of
the French Republic

Fourth Republic

Fifth Republic

v t e French Provisional Government of 1848 (24 February 1848 to 9 May 1848)
President of the Council	Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure	Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure
Interior	Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin
Foreign Affairs	Alphonse de Lamartine
Finance	Michel Goudchaux Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès, Sub-secretary Charles Duclerc
Justice	Adolphe Crémieux
Public Works	Pierre Marie de Saint-Georges
Agriculture and Commerce	Eugène Bethmont
Education and Religious Affairs	Hippolyte Carnot
Navy and Colonies	François Arago, Sub-secretary Victor Schœlcher
War	Jacques Gervais, baron Subervie Louis-Eugène Cavaignac François Arago
Other members	Armand Marrast Louis Blanc Ferdinand Flocon Alexandre Martin

v t e French Executive Commission of 1848 (9 May 1848 to 24 June 1848)
Commissioners	François Arago (President of the Council) Alphonse de Lamartine Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin Pierre Marie de Saint-Georges	François Arago
Interior	Adrien Recurt (sub-secretary of state Nicolas Henri Carteret)
Foreign Affairs	Jules Bastide (sub-secretary of state Jules Favre)
Finance	Charles Duclerc
Justice	Adolphe Crémieux Eugène Bethmont
Public Works	Ulysse Trélat
Agriculture and Commerce	Ferdinand Flocon
Religious Affairs	Eugène Bethmont
Public Education	Hippolyte Carnot (sub-secretary of state Jean Reynaud)
War	Jean-Baptiste-Adolphe Charras Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
Navy and Colonies	Joseph Grégoire Casy (sub-secretary of state Raymond de Verninac Saint-Maur)

v t e Cabinet of General Cavaignac (28 June 1848 to 20 December 1848)
President of the Council	Louis-Eugène Cavaignac	Louis-Eugène Cavaignac President of the Council
War	Louis Juchault de Lamoricière
Finance	Michel Goudchaux Ariste Jacques Trouvé-Chauvel
Justice	Eugène Bethmont Pierre Marie de Saint-Georges
Interior	Antoine Sénard Jules Armand Dufaure
Agriculture and Commerce	Charles Gilbert Tourret
Public Works	Adrien Recurt Alexandre-François Vivien
Foreign Affairs	Jules Bastide Marie Alphonse Bedeau Jules Bastide
Navy and Colonies	Jules Bastide Raymond-Jean-Baptiste de Verninac Saint-Maur
Public Education and Religion	Hippolyte Carnot Achille Tenaille de Vaulabelle Alexandre Pierre Freslon Pierre Marie de Saint-Georges (acting)

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