Waldeck L'Huillier
| Waldeck L'Huillier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 27, 1905 Chauvigny, France |
| Died |
February 04, 1986 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Communist Party |
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.
Biography
Early life
Waldeck L'Huillier was born on May 27, 1905 in Chauvigny, Vienne, France.[1][2]
Career
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 November 10, 1946 to July 4, 1951, and for the Paris district from November 25, 1962 to April 2, 1967.[1] He then served as a member of the Assembly for the Hauts-de-Seine district from March 5, 1967 to May 30, 1968, from June 23, 1968 to April 1, 1973, and again from March 4, 1973 to April 2, 1978.[1]
Death
He died on February 4, 1986 in Paris.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 National Assembly: Waldeck L'Huillier
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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
- ↑ Jacques Girault, Des communistes en France: années 1920-années 1960, Publications de la Sorbonne, 2002 , p. 410
- ↑ Melissa K. Byrnes, French Like Us? Municipal Policies and North African Migrants in the Parisian Banlieues, 1945—1975, ProQuest, 2008 , p. 41