Waldeck L'Huillier (1905-1986) was a French politician. He served as a Communist member of the Senate in the 1950s and of the National Assembly from the early 1950s to the end of the 1970s.
Waldeck L'Huillier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 May 1905 Chauvigny, France |
| Died | 4 February 1986 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Communist Party |
Biography edit
Early life edit
Waldeck L'Huillier was born on 27 May 1905 in Chauvigny, Vienne, France.[1][2]
Career edit
He joined the French Communist Party at the age of sixteen.[2] He was jailed for two years for his activism.[2] He later served as the leader of the party.[3][4]
He served as Deputy Mayor of Gennevilliers from 1934 to 1938.[2] During World War II, he joined the French resistance.[2] He then served as the mayor of Gennevilliers from 1945 to 1973.[2][5]
He served as a member of the Senate for the Seine district from 1952 to 1958.[2] He also served as a Communist member of the National Assembly for the Seine district from 10 November 1946 to 4 July 1951 and for the Paris district from 25 November 1962 to 2 April 1967.[1] He then served as a member of the Assembly for the Hauts-de-Seine district from 5 March 1967 to 30 May 1968, from 23 June 1968 to 1 April 1973 and again from 4 March 1973 to 2 April 1978.[1]
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References edit
- ^ a b c d National Assembly: Waldeck L'Huillier
- ^ a b c d e f g h Senate: Waldeck L'Huillier
- ^ Pierre Alexis Gourevitch, Paris and the Provinces: The Politics of Local Government Reform in France, University of California Press, 1980, p.12 [1]
- ^ Jacques Girault, Des communistes en France: années 1920-années 1960, Publications de la Sorbonne, 2002 , p. 410 [2]
- ^ Melissa K. Byrnes, French Like Us? Municipal Policies and North African Migrants in the Parisian Banlieues, 1945—1975, ProQuest, 2008 , p. 41 [3]
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