Jean-Baptiste Lebas
| Jean-Baptiste Lebas | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
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In office 16 November 1919 - 31 May 1924 11 May 1924 - 31 May 1928 1 May 1932 - 31 May 1936 3 May 1936 - 31 May 1942 |
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| Deputy | Nord |
| Minister of Labour | |
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In office 4 June 1936 – 21 June 1937 |
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| Preceded by | Ludovic-Oscar Frossard |
| Succeeded by | André Février |
| Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones | |
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In office 29 June 1937 - 18 January 1938 13 March 1938 - 10 April 1938 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Jardillier Fernand Gentin |
| Succeeded by |
Fernand Gentin Alfred Jules-Julien |
| Mayor of Roubaix | |
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In office 19 May 1912 - 7 March 1915 21 October 1918 - June 1940 |
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| Preceded by | Eugène Motte Henri Thérin |
| Succeeded by | Henri Thérin Fleuris Vanherpe |
| Personal details | |
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Jean-Baptiste Lebas 24 October 1898 Roubaix, France |
| Died | March 10, 1944 (aged 45) Sonnenburg, Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia |
| Resting place | Cemetery of Roubaix |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Socialist (SFIO) |
| Spouse(s) | Angèle Hennion |
| Profession | Accountant |
| Nickname(s) | Jean Lebas |
Jean-Baptiste Lebas (French: [ʒɑ̃ batist ləba]; 24 October 1898 – 10 March 1944 ) was a French Socialist politician, deputy to the National Assembly of France during the Third Republic, who served twice as minister under Léon Blum’s governments. He was mayor of Roubaix and member of the Resistance during World War II.
Jean-Baptiste Lebas was born at home in Roubaix (France), a town where his father was a textile worker. He joined the Parti Ouvrier Français (POF) in 1896. In 1900 he wrote under the pen name Jacques Vingtras a brochure premised by Jules Guesde and entitled: Socialisme et patriotisme. He entered a career as accountant for the cooperative society La Paix in 1901.
In 1906 he became assistant secretary for the local branch of the SFIO.
In 1908 Lebas was elected to the municipal council of Roubaix. Then he came to be the mayor of the city in 1912.
German troops invaded the city of Roubaix at the beginning of World War I. Lebas refused to grant the German forces the list of inhabitants in the prime of life whom occupiers wanted for compulsory labour. Therefore, he was arrested on 7 March 1915 and imprisoned in the fortress of Rastatt. After he was released, he has been awarded the Legion of Honour in October 1916 for his courage.
Between the two world wars, Lebas developed and implemented a social policy for his city aimed at constructing decent and salubrious housing and providing access to education.
Lebas was elected deputy for the first time in 1919 alongside Jules Guesde. Afterwards, he was re-elected in 1924, 1932 and 1936.
In 1936 he rejoined the first Blum's government as Minister of Labour. Following the Matignon Agreements he introduced a law that granted the first annual leave of two weeks for workers and employees as well as a forty-hour work week.
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