Francis Leenhardt
Francis Leenhardt (born April 24, 1908 in Marseille ; † November 2, 1983 ibid) was a French politician and resistance fighter. From 1945 to 1962 and from 1973 to 1978 he was a member of the National Assembly .
Francis Leenhardt came from a wealthy Protestant family. He studied literature in his hometown and law in Montpellier . He was then trained as a lieutenant in a military school. In 1940 he was called to military service by the Vichy regime . After developing a strongly negative attitude towards the regime, Leenhardt went underground in 1942 and fought for the Resistance . He used the code name Lionel . For his services in the resistance he was awarded the Croix de guerre and the Médaille de la Résistance and was also a member of the Legion of Honor . In 1945 he co-founded the center-left UDSR party . In a joint list with Parti radical and SFIO , he succeeded in entering the National Assembly in 1945. In 1946, 1951 and 1956 he was re-elected, each from Gaston Defferre's list of SFIOs . In the first National Assembly of the Fifth Republic , he was able to win another mandate. Because he refused to cooperate with the communists, he was beaten by a communist candidate in the 1962 and 1967 elections . From 1973 to 1978 he represented a constituency of the Vaucluse department in the National Assembly. He then withdrew for health reasons. Leenhardt died on November 2, 1983 in Marseille.
Individual evidence
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leenhardt, Francis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lionel (alias) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician, member of the National Assembly |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marseille |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2nd 1983 |
| Place of death | Marseille |