Georges_Leygues--Laurence_Chirac#Family.2C_early_life.2C_education.2C_and_early_career

Georges Leygues (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ lɛjɡ]; 29 October 1856 – 2 September 1933) was a French politician of the Third Republic. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the Maginot Line.