Théodore Steeg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French politician Prime Minister of France
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Place of Birth: Libourne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Théodore Steeg
- Théodore Steeg (French pronunciation: ?[teod?? st?g]) (19 December 1868 – 19 December 1950) was a lawyer and professor of philosophy who became Premier of the French Third Republic. Steeg entered French politics in 1904 as a radical socialist, although his views were generally moderate.
- He was a Deputy of the Seine from 1904 to 1914 and Senator from 1914 to 1944.
- At different times he was Minister of Higher Education, Interior, Justice and Colonies.
- In the 1920s he was in charge of the colonial administrations first of Algeria and then of Morocco.
- He encouraged irrigation projects to provide land for French colons at a time of growing demands for political and economic rights from the indigenous people, accompanied by growing unrest.
- Steeg was briefly prime minister in 1930–1931.
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