Career
During his 30 years in office he was inscribed with the group of Républicains de gauche. He was the brother of the sculptor Denys Puech, director of the Villa Médicis (1921-1933). Conseiller municipal for Paris between 1893 and 1898 and a député for the Seine (3rd arrondissement of Paris) from 1898 to 1932, he was known for having denounced the poor care and pitiable monitoring of the archives for France"s colonial African administrations, revealing he was in possession of originals which should never have left Africa.
He was Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs from 3 November 1910 to 27 February 1911.