César Campinchi
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César Campinchi was a lawyer
and French
statesman
in the beginning of the 20th century.
Campinchi was president of the Association générale des étudiants de Paris student organisation, a member of the Radical Socialist Party and deputy for Corsica
from 1932 to 1940. He carried out the functions of the Keeper of the seals
and presented the Campinchi proposal concerning the protection of minors in 1937.
He married Hélène, who was the daughter of Adolphe Landry and also a lawyer. Given her brief by François de Menthon
, Hélène chaired the commission which oversaw the drafting of the 2 February 1945 relating to delinquent children, which also established her husbands proposal.
Gaston Monnerville
was one of Campinchi's close colleagues.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
statesman
Statesman
A statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
in the beginning of the 20th century.
Campinchi was president of the Association générale des étudiants de Paris student organisation, a member of the Radical Socialist Party and deputy for Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
from 1932 to 1940. He carried out the functions of the Keeper of the seals
Keeper of the seals
The title Keeper of the Seals or equivalent is used in several contexts, denoting the person entitled to keep and authorize use of the Great Seal of a given country. The title may or may not be linked to a particular cabinet or ministerial office.- Canada :...
and presented the Campinchi proposal concerning the protection of minors in 1937.
He married Hélène, who was the daughter of Adolphe Landry and also a lawyer. Given her brief by François de Menthon
François de Menthon
François de Menthon was a French politician and professor of law.-Early and private life:Menthon was born in Montmirey-la-Ville in Jura. He was a son of an old noble family from Menthon-Saint-Bernard. He studied law in Dijon, where he joined Action catholique de la Jeunesse française . He also...
, Hélène chaired the commission which oversaw the drafting of the 2 February 1945 relating to delinquent children, which also established her husbands proposal.
Gaston Monnerville
Gaston Monnerville
Gaston Monnerville was a French politician and lawyer.The grandson of a slave, he grew up in French Guiana and went to Toulouse to complete his studies. A brilliant student, he became a lawyer in 1918 and worked with César Campinchi, a lawyer who later became an influential politician...
was one of Campinchi's close colleagues.
Roles in government
- Ministre de la Marine 22 June 1937 - 18 January 1938, in the 3rd government of Camille ChautempsCamille ChautempsCamille Chautemps was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic, three times President of the Council .-Career:Described as "intellectually bereft", Chautemps nevertheless entered politics and became Mayor of Tours in 1912, and a Radical deputy in 1919...
, - Ministre de la Justice 18 January 1938 - 13 March 1938, in the 4th government of Chautemps,
- Ministre de la Marine militaire 13 March 1938 - 16 June 1940, in the 2nd government of Léon BlumLéon BlumAndré Léon Blum was a French politician, usually identified with the moderate left, and three times the Prime Minister of France.-First political experiences:...
, the 3rd government of Édouard DaladierÉdouard DaladierÉdouard Daladier was a French Radical politician and the Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War.-Career:Daladier was born in Carpentras, Vaucluse. Later, he would become known to many as "the bull of Vaucluse" because of his thick neck and large shoulders and determined...
and the government of Paul ReynaudPaul ReynaudPaul Reynaud was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his stances on economic liberalism and militant opposition to Germany. He was the penultimate Prime Minister of the Third Republic and vice-president of the Democratic Republican Alliance center-right...
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