| Second Viviani government | |
|---|---|
 Government of French Third Republic | |
 Viviani in 1912 | |
| Date formed | 26 August 1914 (1914-08-26) |
| Date dissolved | 29 October 1915 (1915-10-29) |
| People and organisations | |
| President of the Republic | Raymond Poincaré |
| Prime Minister | René Viviani |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Aristide Briand |
| Total no. of members | Ministers: 14 Undersecretaries of State: 8 |
| Member parties | PRS-PRRRS–AD–SFIO–RI-FR-ALP |
| Status in legislature | Majority 601 / 601 (100%) |
| History | |
| Election | 1914 |
| Predecessor | Viviani I |
| Successor | Briand V |
The Second Viviani Government was a government of the French Third Republic, formed on the 26th of August 1914 as a result of the formation of the new Sacred Union coalition due to the breakout of the First World War.
Composition
| Post | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | René Viviani | PRS | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Aristide Briand | PRS | |
| Ministers | |||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Théophile Delcassé (until October 15, 1915) | RI | |
| René Viviani | PRS | ||
| Minister of War | Alexandre Millerand | SE | |
| Minister of Public Education | Albert Sarraut | PRRRS | |
| Minister of the Interior | Louis Malvy | PRRRS | |
| Minister of Justice | Aristide Briand | PRS | |
| Minister of the Navy | Jean-Victor Augagneur | PRS | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Fernand David | RI | |
| Minister of Finance | Alexandre Ribot | FR | |
| Minister of Public Works | Marcel Sembat | SFIO | |
| Minister of Commerce, Industry, Posts and Telegraphs | Gaston Thomson | AD | |
| Minister of Colonies | Gaston Doumergue | PRRRS | |
| Minister of Labor and Social Welfare | Jean Bienvenu-Martin | PRRRS | |
| Minister Without Portfolio | Jules Guesde | SFIO | |
| Undersecretaries of States | |||
| Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Abel Ferry | RI | |
| Undersecretary of the Interior | Paul Jacquier | PRRRS | |
| Undersecretary for Public Education | Albert Dalimier | PRRRS | |
| Sous-secrétaire d'État à la Marine, chargé de la Marine marchande (à partir du 13 mars 1915) | Georges Bureau | AD | |
| Undersecretary of State for the Navy (à partir du 18 mai 1915) | Albert Thomas | SFIO | |
| Undersecretary of State for War (from July 1, 1915) | Joseph Thierry | FR | |
| Undersecretary of State for War (from July 1, 1915) | Justin Godart | PRRRS | |
| Undersecretary for the airforce (from September 14, 1915) | René Besnard | PRRRS | |
References
- Vincent Duclert, "La République imaginée (1870-1914)"(2014): 532-539.
- Charles Sowerwine, "France since 1870"(2018): 95-96.
- Yvert Benoît, "Premiers ministres et présidents du Conseil. Histoire et dictionnaire raisonné des chefs du gouvernement en France (1815-2007)" (2007): 916.