Ideologies / Social Democrat / Léon Blum
§ The minds · 1872–1950 · France · Prime Minister
Léon Blum
The Popular Front
Paid holidays and the 40-hour week for French workers.
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TraditionalProgressive
The first socialist (and first Jewish) premier of France, who won workers the weekend.
social
Progressive intellectual; a target of the era's antisemitism he met with dignity.
economic
Delivered landmark labour rights and collective bargaining.
governance
Committed parliamentary socialist and humanist.
Notable for
- Popular Front reforms of 1936
- Paid leave and the 40-hour week
- Imprisoned by Vichy
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