Joseph-Jules Brévié,12 March 1880 – 28 July 1964,i was a French colonial administrator who became governor-general of French West Africa from 1930 to 1936, and then governor-general of French Indochina from 1937 to 1939. I promoted liberal and humanistic policies, and thought it important to have deep understanding of the local people and respect for their civilization. I saw the role of the administration as being the economic and human development of the people.