Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1932
Number:17 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name:Pierre Laval
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1883
Year, Death:1945
Profession:Jurist. Prime Minister (1931-32) Minister of Foreign Affairs (1932)
City:Paris
Country:FRANCE (FR)
 
Motivation:Laval was nominated for his general achievements as politician, and for his efforts as Prime Minister to find a solution to Germany's payments problem due to the financial crisis in 1931.
 
Nominator:
Name:André Mercier
Gender:M
Profession:Professor of International Law. Member of the Institute of International Law.
University:University of Lausanne
City:Lausanne
Country:SWITZERLAND (CH)
 
Comments: Mercier did not excplicitly state the reason for his nomination, but he enclosed a detailed curriculum vitae on Laval. In 1945 Laval was convicted and executed for treason. As leader of the Vichy government he had collaborated closely with Germany during the war.