Jean Cruppi Explained

Office:Minister of Commerce and Industry
Termstart:1908
President:Armand Fallières
Country:France
Predecessor:Gaston Doumergue
Successor:Jean Dupuy
Termend:1909
Office2:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Termstart2:2 March 1911
Termend2:27 June 1911
President2:Armand Fallières
Primeminister2:Ernest Monis
Predecessor2:Stéphen Pichon
Successor2:Justin de Selves
Office3:Minister of Justice
Termstart3:1911
Termend3:1912
President3:Armand Fallières
Primeminister3:Joseph Caillaux
Predecessor3:Antoine Perrier
Successor3:Aristide Briand
Birth Date:22 May 1855
Birth Place:Toulouse
Death Place:Fontainebleau
Spouse:Louise Cruppi

Jean Cruppi (22 May 1855 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne – 16 October 1933 in Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne) was a French politician of the Third Republic where he held several ministerial posts. He started as a lawyer before becoming a magistrate. He was also a writer and journalist before his career in government. His first major posting was Minister of Commerce and Industry in 1908.[1] He was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ernest Monis government, which lasted less than four months from 2 March – 27 June 1911. Cruppi was responsible for sending soldiers into Fez, eventually leading to France's control over Morocco. In the aftermath, Cruppi held talks with the British in London at the start of the Agadir Crisis, which was caused by France's invasion of Morocco. [2]

He was married to author and activist Louise Cruppi. The couple married in 1882 and had four children.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1908-02-09 . M. Jean Cruppi . 9 . The Pittsburgh Press . 2023-06-03.
  2. Book: Hamilton, Keith . Bertie of Thame: Edwardian Ambassador . 1990 . Boydell & Brewer Ltd . 978-0-86193-217-7 . 217–219 . en.
  3. Irvine . Margot . 2019 . « Rien ne sera plus beau que ces lettres » : la correspondance de Romain Rolland et de Louise Cruppi . 2023-06-03 . Études françaises . 33–49 . fr . 10.7202/1059366ar. 181589110 . free .