Ernest Monis

Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis (French pronunciation: [ɛʁnɛst mɔni]; 23 May 1846 in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, in Charente – 25 May 1929 in Mondouzil, in Haute-Garonne) was a French politician of the Third Republic, deputy of Gironde from 1885 to 1889 and then senator of the same department from 1891 to 1920. He was Prime Minister of France for just under four months in 1911. He was also Minister of Justice in Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau's Bloc des gauches's cabinet (1899–1902) and Minister of the Navy in Gaston Doumergue's cabinet in 1913–1914.^[1]

Monis and his son were both injured in the opening event of the 1911 Paris to Madrid air race, which saw the Minister of War Henri Maurice Berteaux killed.^[2]

Monis's Ministry, 2 March – 27 June 1911

Ernest Monis – President of the Council and Minister of the Interior and Worship
Jean Cruppi – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Maurice Berteaux – Minister of War
Joseph Caillaux – Minister of Finance
Joseph Paul-Boncour – Minister of Labour and Social Security Provisions
Antoine Perrier – Minister of Justice
Théophile Delcassé – Minister of Marine
Théodore Steeg – Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
Jules Pams – Minister of Agriculture
Adolphe Messimy – Minister of Colonies
Charles Dumont – Minister of Public Works, Posts, and Telegraphs
Alfred Massé – Minister of Commerce and Industry

Changes

21 May 1911 – François Louis Auguste Goiran succeeds Berteaux as Minister of War.

^ "Ernest Monis". The Guardian. 27 May 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "War Minister Dead; Premier Monis May Die". The Daily Times. 22 May 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Georges Lebret	Minister of Justice 1899–1902	Succeeded by Ernest Vallé
Preceded by Aristide Briand	Prime Minister of France 1911	Succeeded by Joseph Caillaux

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