Lucien Saint
| Lucien Saint | |
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Lucien Saint in 1930, in Meknes
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| Resident General in Tunisia | |
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In office 1 January 1921 – 2 January 1929 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre-Étienne Flandin |
| Succeeded by | François Manceron |
| Resident General in Morocco | |
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In office 2 January 1929 – 29 July 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Théodore Steeg |
| Succeeded by | Auguste Henri Ponsot |
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Lucien Charles Xavier Saint 26 April 1867 Évreux, France |
| Died | 24 February 1938 (aged 70) Bordeaux, Haute-Garonne, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
Lucien Saint (26 April 1867 - 24 February 1938) was a French administrator and politician.
Lucien Charles Xavier Saint was born on 26 April 1867 in Évreux, Eure, where his father was a doctor. He obtained a Law degree in Paris, and began his career as a lawyer before entering the prefectorial service in 1896 as a chief of staff. He was chief of staff of the prefecture of Aube, then sub-prefect of Rochefort. In 1902 he married the daughter of Georges Trouillot, the Minister of Commerce, and became chief of staff to his father-in-law. He was next chief of staff to the Minister Jean Cruppi. He was appointed prefect of Nièvre in 1906, then of Ille-et-Vilaine in 1909.
World War I (1914-1918) began in July 1914. In 1915 he was appointed Prefect of Toulouse, and in 1918 to Bouches-du-Rhône. In 1919 he was appointed by Georges Clemenceau to organize reconstruction of the Aisne department, which had been devastated by the war.
Lucien Saint was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary first class and Resident General in the French protectorate of Tunisia from 1 January 1921 to 2 January 1929. He was responsible for creating four types of elected councils in Tunisia:
These reforms created a degree of decentralization, and also a degree of association between the leading Tunisian and French figures.
Lucien Saint was appointed Resident General in Morocco from 2 January 1929 to 29 July 1933. In this capacity, he was committed to completing the work of Marshal Hubert Lyautey by extending the authority of the makhzen while completing French occupation of the territory. It was during his residency that one of the last bastions of Berber resistance in Morocco joined the makhzen, that of the Aït Atta refugees in Jbel Saghro led by Sheikh Assou Oubasslam. As resident general, Lucien Saint invited the sultan of Morocco, Moulay Mohammed (later Mohammed V), his grand vizier and his interpreter to Marignac on 26 July 1929 as part of their stay in Bagnères-de-Luchon, and their signatures in Arabic script are in the town's register.
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