Born into a family of Radical politicians, Camille Chautemps was a lawyer by training and a noted amateur rugby-player in his youth, playing for Tours Rugby and Stade Français. He was inducted into the Grand Orient of France See more

He entered local politics in the fiefdom of his parliamentarian uncle, Alphonse Chautemps, and followed a political career path typical of many Radical-Socialists: first elected town councillor for Tours (1912), then mayor (1919–25), parliamentary … See more

Chautemps broke with Pétain's government after he had arrived in the United States on an official mission and lived there for much … See more

• Camille Chautemps – President of the Council and Minister of the Interior – Radical Socialist Party
• Joseph Paul-Boncour – … See more

France declared war on Germany in September 1939, and in May 1940, the German Army invaded and swept aside all opposition. With the fall of Dunkirk on 5 June and the defeat of the French Army imminent, Chautemps, dined with Paul Baudouin on … See more

• Camille Chautemps (Radical) – President of the Council and Minister of the Interior
• Aristide Briand (PRS) – Minister of Foreign Affairs See more

• Camille Chautemps – President of the Council – Radical Socialist Party
• Léon Blum – Vice President of the Council – French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO)
• Yvon Delbos – Minister of Foreign Affairs – Radical Socialist Party See more