Léon Baréty
| Léon Jean Jacques Baréty | |
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| Minister of Industry and Commerce | |
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In office 18 May 1940 – 5 June 1940 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Reynaud |
| Preceded by | Louis Rollin |
| Succeeded by | Albert Chichery |
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| Born |
18 October 1883 Nice, France |
| Died | 10 February 1971 (aged 87) Nice, France |
| Nationality | French |
Léon Jean Jacques Baréty (18 October 1883 – 10 February 1971) was a French politician who was briefly Minister of Industry and Commerce in 1940.
Léon Jean Jacques Baréty was born in Nice on 18 October 1883. His father was Alexandre Baréty, an eminent doctor who was a general councilor of the Alpes-Maritimes from 1880 to 1904. Léon Baréty received his secondary education in the lycée of Nice, then obtained a diploma in Finance from the Ecole des sciences politiques, followed by a doctorate in Law from the Faculty of Paris. His thesis was on the evolution of local banks in France and Germany.
In 1905 Baréty was attached to the office of the Minister of the Interior. In 1910 he was elected councilor-general of the Alpes-Maritimes for the Puget-Théniers canton, an office he held for thirty years. In 1912 he was appointed deputy chief of staff to Paul Deschanel, president of the Chamber of Deputies. He served in the armed forces in World War I (1914–18), and was demobilized in June 1919.
Baréty was elected deputy for the Alpes-Maritimes on 16 November 1919 on the Left Democratic Republican list. He was reelected on the same list on 11 May 1924. He was a member of the colonial group in the Chamber of Deputies. He became vice-president of this group, and president of the Morocco and Tunisia group. Baréty felt that different forms of rule should be used for different cultural groups, and should be compatible with the local beliefs, laws and customs. In 1924 he pointed out the dilemma of education in the colonies. He said "it would be criminal to leave our native subjects in ignorance". On the other hand, education might "create rebels, discontented, déclassé natives ... plant seeds of rancor in the people who prepare to revolt." He recommended a policy of association rather than assimilation.
Baréty was reelected on the Left Republicans list on 22 April 1928. He was under-secretary of state for Public Education, responsible for technical education, in the first cabinet of André Tardieu (13 November 1929 – 21 February 1930). He was under-secretary of state for the Budget in the second Tardieu cabinet from 2 March 1930 to 14 December 1930. He was elected president of the general council of the Alpes-Maritimes in 1932. In 1932 he published la France au Maroc (France in Morocco), which won awards from the Académie française and the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.
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