Daladier was born in Carpentras and began his political career before World War I. During the war, he fought on the Western Front and was decorated for his service.
After the war, he became a leading figure in the Radical Party and Prime Minister in and Daladier was Minister of Defence from to and Prime Minister again in As head of government, he expanded the French welfare state in Daladier remained Minister of Defence until 19 May, when Reynaud took over the portfolio personally after the French defeat at Sedan.
After the Fall of France , Daladier was tried for treason by the Vichy government during the Riom Trial and imprisoned first in Fort du Portalet , then in Buchenwald concentration camp , and finally in Itter Castle. After the Battle of Castle Itter , Daladier resumed his political career as a member of the French Chamber of Deputies from to He died in Paris in Daladier was born in Carpentras , Vaucluse , on 18 June , the son of a village baker.
He began his political career by becoming the mayor of Carpentras, his home town, in He subsequently sought election to the Paris Chamber of Deputies but lost to a Radical-Socialist Party candidate; he later joined that party. Daladier had received military training before the war under France's conscription system.
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The surviving remnant of it was assigned to other units, Daladier being transferred into the th Infantry Regiment. In May , he received the Legion of Honour for gallantry in action and ended the war as a captain leading a company. He had also been awarded the Croix de Guerre. After his demobilisation, he was elected to the Paris Chamber of Deputies for Orange, Vaucluse , in Later, he would become known to many as "the bull of Vaucluse" [ 3 ] because of his thick neck, large shoulders and determined look.
