▁who ▁had ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Reyn aud ▁cabinet ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁Ch ich ery ▁was ▁appointed ▁ ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Food ▁Supp ly ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Philippe ▁P ét ain , ▁holding ▁office ▁until ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁Henri ▁Que u ille ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Supp lies ▁and ▁Paul ▁Th el lier ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Paul ▁C azi ot . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁V ich y ▁Ch ich ery ▁voted ▁to ▁grant ▁the ▁constitution al ▁powers ▁requested ▁by ▁P ét ain , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁V ich y ▁government . ▁During ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁France ▁Ch ich ery ▁was ▁ab duct ed ▁from ▁his ▁property ▁near ▁Le ▁Bl anc ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁woods ▁by ▁a ▁bullet ▁through ▁the ▁neck . ▁The ▁assass ins ▁were ▁never ▁found , ▁since ▁no ▁effort ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁find ▁them . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Le ▁Bl anc ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Centre - Val ▁de ▁Lo ire ▁Category : Rad ical ▁Party ▁( France )