Léon Gambetta
Léon Gambetta | |
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Gambetta photographed by Étienne Carjat | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 14 November 1881 – 30 January 1882 | |
| President | Jules Grévy |
| Preceded by | Jules Ferry |
| Succeeded by | Charles de Freycinet |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 31 January 1879 – 27 October 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Jules Grévy |
| Succeeded by | Henri Brisson |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 4 September 1870 – 6 February 1871 | |
| Prime Minister | Louis-Jules Trochu |
| Preceded by | Henri Chevreau |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Arago |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 8 June 1869 – 31 December 1882 | |
| Constituency | Bouches-du-Rhône (1869–71) Bas-Rhin (1871) Seine (1871–76) Paris (1876–82) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1838 Cahors, France |
| Died | 31 December 1882 (aged 44) Sèvres, France |
| Political party | Moderate Republican (1863–1869) Republican far-left (1869–1871) Republican Union (1871–1882) |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Léon Gambetta (French: [leɔ̃ ɡɑ̃bɛta]; 2 April 1838 – 31 December 1882) was a French lawyer and republican politician who proclaimed the French Third Republic in 1870 and played a prominent role in its early government.