Léon Martinaud-Déplat
Léon Jean Martinaud-Déplat | |
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Martinaud-Déplat in 1932 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 20 January 1952 – 28 June 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Edgar Faure |
| Succeeded by | Paul Ribeyre |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 28 June 1953 – 19 June 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Brune |
| Succeeded by | François Mitterrand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lyon, France |
| Died | Paris, France |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Léon Jean Martinaud-Déplat (9 August 1899 – 5 October 1969) was a French lawyer and Radical politician who was a deputy in 1932–36 and in 1951–56. He was Minister of Justice in 1952–53 and then Minister of the Interior in 1953–54. He was violently anti-communist, and was opposed to granting autonomy or independence of the North African colonies. His hard-line views caused him to be expelled from his party in 1955, and he failed to be reelected the next year.