Camille Laurens (politician)

Camille Laurens
Camille Laurens
Member of the French National Assembly
	In office; 6 November 1945 – 5 December 1958
Constituency	Cantal
Minister of Agriculture
	In office; 11 August 1951 – 28 June 1953
President	Vincent Auriol
Prime Minister	René Pleven (2nd), Edgar Faure (1st), Antoine Pinay, René Mayer
Personal details
Born	12 August 1906; Lacroix-Barrez, Aveyron, France
Died	15 November 1979; Paris 15th, France
Political party	Farmers' Party for Social Union (PPUS); National Centre of Independents and Peasants (CNIP); Social Action Independents and Peasants (IPAS)
Residence	Cantal

Camille Laurens (12 August 1906 – 15 November 1979) was a French politician who served as a deputy for the department of Cantal and as Minister of Agriculture during the Fourth French Republic.

Biography

Laurens began his political career as a deputy for Cantal, participating in both the 1946 Constituent Assembly (though initially invalidated in the first) and serving in the French National Assembly from 1946 to 1958. He represented the Farmers' Party for Social Union (PPUS) and later aligned with the National Centre of Independents and Peasants (CNIP).^[1]

Between 1951 and 1953, Laurens held various government positions, including Minister of Agriculture and Secretary of State for Agriculture, across five governments during the presidency of Vincent Auriol.

Governmental Roles

Secretary of State for Agriculture – René Pleven (2nd government) (11 August – 21 November 1951)
Minister of Agriculture – René Pleven (2nd government) (21 November 1951 – 20 January 1952)
Minister of Agriculture – Edgar Faure (1st government) (20 January – 8 March 1952)
Minister of Agriculture – Antoine Pinay (8 March 1952 – 8 January 1953)
Minister of Agriculture – René Mayer (8 January – 28 June 1953)