| Henri Longchambon | |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
| Death Place: | Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France |
| Alma Mater: | École Normale Supérieure University of Paris |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Henri Longchambon (27 July 1896 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme – 20 March 1969 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) was a French politician and scientist.
Henri Longchambon was born on 27 July 1896 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.[1] His father, who worked at the University of Auvergne, died when he was thirteen years old.[2]
Longmachon passed his Baccalaureate in Clermont-Ferrand.[2] He served in the First World War from 1915 to 1918 and subsequently received the knighthood of the Legion of Honour.[2] He graduated from the École Normale Supérieure and passed the agrégation in Physics in 1921.[2] He received a PhD in Mineralogy from the University of Paris in 1925.[2]
Longchambon became an Assistant Professor at the University of Montpellier in 1925.[2] He was appointed as the chair of the department of Applied and Theoretical Mineralogy at the University of Lyon in 1927.[2] He succeeded Victor Grignard as Dean of its College of Sciences in 1936.[2]
Longchambon was Minister for Supply (French: Ministre du Ravitaillement) from 26 January 1946 to 24 June 1946 in the government of Félix Gouin, and later Secretary of State for Scientific Research and Technical Progress (French: Secrétaire d'État Recherche scientifique et Progrès technique) from 19 June 1954 to 23 February 1955 in the government of Pierre Mendès-France. He was elected at the French Senate on 5 May 1959, was reelected on 4 October 1962 and remained a senator until his death.[1]
Longchambon died on 20 March 1969 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre near Paris.[1]