Édouard Goubert
Former Chief minister of Puducherry
Édouard Goubert was mayor and first chief minister of Pondicherry between 1 July 1963 and 11 September 1964. Initially a strongly pro-French leader, he later shifted towards the pro-merger Indian National Congress, which ultimately became the... Wikipedia
Born: July 29, 1894, Puducherry, India
Died: August 14, 1979 (age 85 years), Bengaluru, India
Organization founded: French India Socialist Party
Previous offices: Chief minister of Puducherry (1963–1964) and Mayor of Pondicherry (1961–1963)
Party: Indian National Congress
Lieutenant Governor: Sisir Kumar Dutta; K.J. Somasundaram; S.L. Silam