Marc Rucart
| Marc Émile Rucart | |
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Rucart in 1933
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| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 4 June 1936 – 21 June 1937 |
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| Preceded by | Léon Bérard |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Auriol |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 22 June 1937 – 10 March 1938 |
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| Preceded by | Henri Sellier |
| Succeeded by | Fernand Gentin |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 13 March 1938 – 8 April 1938 |
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| Preceded by | César Campinchi |
| Succeeded by | Paul Reynaud |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 10 April 1938 – 20 March 1940 |
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| Preceded by | Fernand Gentin |
| Succeeded by | Marcel Héraud |
| Personal details | |
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24 July 1893 Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Died | 23 January 1964 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Marc Émile Rucart (24 July 1893 – 23 January 1964) was a French journalist and Radical politician who was a deputy from 1928 to 1942. He alternated between the posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Health from 1936 to 1940. Although he was not pro-feminist he introduced changes that gave greater opportunity to women. He was anti-racist, and after the initial defeat of France in World War II he did not support the Vichy government but participated in the National Council of the Resistance and then in the first Consultative Assembly. After the war he was a senator from 1947 to 1958.
Marc Émile Rucart was born on 24 July 1893 in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne. Rucart made his first journalistic efforts when he was aged 17. In 1914 he edited the Loiret Progrès. He moved to Paris where he contributed to the Le Radical, La Lanterne and Progrès civique. After returning to the province he became director of Paul Doumer's La Tribune, and then editor of the Vosges République.
In 1928 Rucart ran for election as deputy in the Épinal constituency as candidate of the Radical Socialist party, and was elected in the first round. He was elected as deputy in the first round in 1932 and 1936. As deputy he was particularly interested in defense issues. He was also rapporteur of the inquiry into the Oustric Affair and general rapporteur of the inquiry into the 6 February 1934 crisis. He edited the report on the official investigation into the 6 February 1934 events, published by the Chamber on 17 May 1939. He helped defend the rights of Vietnamese who believed in Caodaism.
Rucart appointed was Minister of Justice from 4 June 1936 to 21 June 1937 in the 1st cabinet of Léon Blum. Rucart helped accelerate the process of naturalizing immigrants from Eastern Europe and Germany. Rucart worked with Roger Salengro, Minister of the Interior, and Jean Lebas, Minister of Labor, to help refugees from Nazi Germany who had found their way into France. By decree of 17 September 1936 they were given identity certificates and protected from arbitrary expulsion from the country. In the fall of 1936 a report from Rucart's office drew attention to the delays in the process of granting citizenship and the resultant huge backlog. Rucart said this was "intolerable" given the low birthrate in France and the increasing vulnerability to attack. He obtained funding for additional staff to process the applications.
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