He resigned soon after the occupation of Paris, in June 16 1940 and was replaced by General Pétain, who organised an armistice. He was arrested on Petain's orders and given to the Germans, who kept him prisoner until the end of the war.
After the war, he was a member of the French Chamber of Deputies and an opponent of de Gaulle's Fifth Republic.
Preceded by: Edouard Daladier 1938-1940 | Prime Ministers of France 1940 | Followed by: Philippe Pétain 1940-1942 |