Marcel Cachin

Marcel Cachin (20 September 1869) is a French politician and one of the leaders of the Jacobins. He is currently serving as Deputy for Foreign Affairs.

In 1891, Cachin joined Jules Guesde French Workers' Party (POF). In 1905, he joined the new French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and won election to the Chamber of Deputies representing the Seine in 1914. He rallied the pro government Union Sacrée during the Weltkrieg and was sent to Russia in a mission in 1917. On that occasion he strongly supported Kerensky's Provisional Government, which was pledged to continue Russia's participation in World War I, and denounced Lenin and the Bolsheviks. However, following the end of the civil war Cachin showed increasing interest in Vanguardist ideology and became a strong associate of the Jacobin faction.

In 1918 he became the editor of L'Humanite his turn towards the Jacobins helped them game influence in the paper increased their popularity.

He has a son named Charles Cachin who is a Pediatrician in Paris.