Pascal Posado (14 May 1925 – 11 November 2016) was a French politician. He served as a Communist member of the National Assembly in 1978, representing Bouches-du-Rhône.

Pascal Posado
Born(1925-05-14)14 May 1925
Marseille, France
Died11 November 2016(2016-11-11) (aged 91)
Marseille, France
OccupationPolitician
Political partyFrench Communist Party

Early life

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Pascal Posado was born on 14 May 1925 in Marseille, France.[1] His parents were immigrants from Spain.[2]

Career

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Posado started his career as an apprentice for the SNCASE at the age of 15.[2] Meanwhile, he joined the General Confederation of Labour and destroyed Messerschmitt aircraft made by the SNCASE.[2]

Posado joined the French Communist Party in 1944.[2] He served as a Communist member of the National Assembly from 15 January 1978 to 2 April 1978, representing Bouches-du-Rhône.[3] He also served on the city council of Marseille from 1965 to 1983, and as the mayor of the 15th and 16th arrondissements of Marseille from 1983 to 1989.[2][3] He then served on the city council of Marseille again from 1989 to 1995.[2]

Death

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Posado died on 11 November 2016 in Marseille.[2][3]

Works

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  • Lorenzi, Léo; Posado, Pascal (1995). 1938-1945, les communistes face à la tourmente dans les Bouches-du-Rhône. Marseille: Fédération des Bouches-du-Rhône du P.C.F. OCLC 41922391.

References

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  1. ^ "Pascal Posado". National Assembly. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Marin, Grégory (14 November 2016). "Le " Marseille populaire " perd une de ses figures". L'Humanité. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "L'élu marseillais Pascal Posado n'est plus". La Provence. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.