Albert Lebrun

Albert François Lebrun (29 August 1871 – 6 March 1950) was President of France from 1932 to 1940 and was a key figure in the foundation of the Centre. A prominent politician of his time and the last leader of the Third Republic, he spent several years in custody as a prisoner of Nazi Germany. His government had a long-established paranormal unit dedicated to the work that is now the focus of the Centre itself.

When President Lebrun fell ill in Nazi custody, the Centre sent agents in secret to save Lebrun from custody at Itter Castle in Austrian Tyrol and brought him back to the United Kingdom. This event was expunged from Allied records due to his coming into possession of a Paranormal Asset that he wanted to keep from the hands of the Nazis, who were unaware of the object being at the castle.