660 Gaston Doumergue

Gaston Doumergue
President of France

✶ 1 August 1863 in Aigues-Vives (Gard)
✟ 18 June 1937 in Aigues-Vives (Gard)

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 30 August 1927

motto

Liberty, equality, fraternity

shield

Painted by Leif Ericsson 2014.

other awards

Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1908

Biography

Member of the Chamber of Deputies 1893-1910
Minister of the Colonies 1902-05 and 1914-1917
Minister of Commerce 1906-1908
Minister of Education 1908-1910
Senator 1910-1924 (President 1923-1924)
President of the Council and Foreign Minister 1913-1914
President of France 1924-1931
Received the order at King Gustaf V’s state visit to France.

Placement

Not on display.