François Billoux
François Billoux (born May 21, 1903 in Saint-Romain-la-Motte , Loire department , † January 14, 1978 in Menton , Alpes-Maritimes department ) was a communist French politician. From 1936 to 1940 and from 1945 to 1958 he was a member of the National Assembly .
François Billoux, the son of winemakers , joined a socialist youth organization as early as 1917. In 1920 he became a member of the newly founded Parti communiste français . As early as 1926 he became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. In January 1936, Billoux joined the party's Politburo . In the subsequent parliamentary elections in April and May, he was able to win a seat in the Bouches-du-Rhône department . In 1937 he fought on the side of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War . Like most communist MPs, Billoux was arrested in October 1939. After staying in various French prisons, he came to Algiers in March 1941 . There he was liberated in February 1943. As a member of the Committee for National Liberation , he participated in the liberation of France and was then a member of the transitional government. In 1945 he again succeeded in entering parliament. On January 26, 1946, Billoux was appointed Minister for the Reconstruction of the Country. From January 22 to May 4, 1947, he briefly held the post of Defense Minister in Paul Ramadier's cabinet . From 1953 Billoux also sat on the city council of Marseille , where he had previously represented his party between 1945 and 1947. During the Fourth Republic , Billoux always had a leading role in his party. From 1954 to 1956 he was secretary of the Central Committee. After leaving the National Assembly in 1958, he remained a member of his party's Politburo until 1972. Billoux died on January 14, 1978 in Menton.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography on the website of the National Assembly (French)
- ↑ Encyclopedia 2: Francois Billoux (English)
literature
- François Billoux , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 49/1978 of November 27, 1978, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Web links
- Literature by and about François Billoux in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Billoux, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician, member of the National Assembly |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Romain-la-Motte |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1978 |
| Place of death | Menton |