foreign policy, the PDP supported the League of Nations. It supported the Franco-German rapprochement after World War I. Leadership Presidents Georges Thibout (1924–1929). Auguste Champetier de Ribes (1929–1940) Lawyer, deputy and later Senator for the Basses-Pyrénées (1924–1942) General Secretary Jean Raymond-Laurent (1924–1940). Former member of Le Sillon, deputy for the Loire (1938–1942) References Literature Defunct political parties in France Defunct Christian political parties Catholic political parties Political parties of the French Third Republic Christian democratic parties in Europe Right-wing parties in France Centrist parties in France