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| Member of the French National Assembly | |
| In office 6–5 | |
| Constituency | Cantal |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 11–28 | |
| President | Vincent Auriol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 Lacroix-Barrez, Aveyron, France |
| Died | 15 Paris 15th, France |
| Political party | Farmers' Party for Social Union (PPUS) National Centre of Independents and Peasants (CNIP) Social Action Independents and Peasants (IPAS) |
| Residence | Cantal |
Camille Laurens (12 August 1906 – 15 November 1979) was a French politician who served as a deputy for the department of Cantal and as Minister of Agriculture during the Fourth French Republic.
Biography
Laurens began his political career as a deputy for Cantal, participating in both the **1946 Constituent Assemblies** (though initially invalidated in the first) and serving in the **National Assembly** from 1946 to 1958. He represented the Farmers' Party for Social Union (PPUS) and later aligned with the National Centre of Independents and Peasants (CNIP).
Between **1951 and 1953**, Laurens held various government positions, including Minister of Agriculture and Secretary of State for Agriculture, across five governments during the presidency of **Vincent Auriol**.
Governmental Roles
- Secretary of State for Agriculture – René Pleven (2nd government) (11 August – 21 November 1951)
- Minister of Agriculture – René Pleven (2nd government) (21 November 1951 – 20 January 1952)
- Minister of Agriculture – Edgar Faure (1st government) (20 January – 8 March 1952)
- Minister of Agriculture – Antoine Pinay (8 March 1952 – 8 January 1953)
- Minister of Agriculture – René Mayer (8 January – 28 June 1953)
Decorations
Camille Laurens received several national and international honors, including:
- Ordre de la Francisque
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit
- War Cross (Croix du combattant)
- Commander pro Merito Melitensi (Sovereign Military Order of Malta)
- Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
- Norwegian Medal of Honour
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|style="width:30%;" rowspan="1"|Preceded by
Pierre Pflimlin| style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Minister of Agriculture
1951–1953
| style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Succeeded by
Jacques Chaban-Delmas|-
Categories:- 1906 births
- 1979 deaths
- People from Aveyron
- French Ministers of Agriculture
- Fourth Republic politicians
- Members of the Constituent Assembly of France (1946)
- Members of the National Assembly (France)
- National Centre of Independents and Peasants politicians
- Recipients of the Ordre de la Francisque
- Knights of the Legion of Honour
- Commanders of the Order of Agricultural Merit
- Recipients of the Order pro Merito Melitensi
- Commanders of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
- 20th-century French politicians