1. Louis Marie Joseph Etienne Rollin was born on 27 March 1879 in Uzerche, Correze.
20 Facts About Louis Rollin
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Louis Rollin studied classics in Limoges before moving the Paris where he obtained his law degree at the age of 21.
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Louis Rollin became an attorney at the Paris court of appeal, and would retain this position throughout his political career.
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Louis Rollin ran for election to the legislature in 1914 but was defeated in the second round.
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Louis Rollin volunteered for the army during World War I and was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honour.
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Louis Rollin joined the Republicains de gauche in the chamber.
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Louis Rollin was reelected in 1924,1928,1932 and 1936.
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Louis Rollin became a member of the committee of Foreign Affairs, on which he sat until 1940, and other committees.
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Louis Rollin had liberal views, and aimed to rebuild the country after the war, while respecting freedom, maintaining peace and protecting the weak.
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Louis Rollin was Minister of Merchant Marine in two successive governments of Andre Tardieu between 3 November 1929 and 12 December 1930.
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Louis Rollin authorized construction of the liner SS Normandie, which became the pride of the French passenger fleet.
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Louis Rollin was a member of three cabinets led by Pierre Laval between 27 January 1931 and 20 February 1932 as Minister of Commerce and Industry.
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Louis Rollin was Minister of Colonies from 13 October 1934 to 24 January 1936 in the successive governments of Gaston Doumergue, Pierre-Etienne Flandin, Fernand Bouisson and Pierre Laval.
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Louis Rollin was then Minister of the Colonies from 18 May 1940 to 16 June 1940.
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Louis Rollin opposed signature of the armistice after the German invasion of France, but on 10 July 1940 voted in favor of giving Marshal Philippe Petain full executive powers.
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Louis Rollin returned from Vichy to occupied Paris on 30 July 1940.
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Louis Rollin came into contact with the French Resistance group Ceux de la Liberation-Vengeance, and transmitted military intelligence to the allies with the aid of the engineer Pierre Schnell, who had a secret transmitter.
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Louis Rollin hid weapons, and hosted "Colonel Remy", deputy head of the Marco Polo network.
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On 29 April 1945 Louis Rollin was reelected councilor for the Seine.
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Louis Rollin was again elected on 17 June 1951 on a list of the Union des independants et des republicains nationaux.