Adrien Marquet

Adrien Marquet (6 October 1884 – 3 February 1955) was a socialist mayor of Bordeaux who turned to the far right.

Adrien Marquet
Mayor of Bordeaux
In office
1925–1944
Preceded byFernand Philippart
Succeeded byJean-Fernand Audeguil
Personal details
Born(1884-10-06)6 October 1884
Bordeaux, France
Died3 February 1955(1955-02-03) (aged 70)
Bordeaux, France
Political partySFIO
ProfessionDentist

Career

Marquet was born in Bordeaux and became its socialist mayor in 1925. In 1933, he was expelled from the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO).[1] The expulsion involved an address to the SFIO in which he emphasized order and authority as necessary to win the masses; his position frightened Léon Blum.[2] He and Marcel Déat then formed the Neosocialists. Later, he declared the faction to be decidedly anti-Marxist.[3] He eventually abandoned any form of socialism and briefly served as Minister of the Interior for Philippe Pétain.[4] Later, like Déat, he became a supporter of Pierre Laval.

See also

References
  1. Choice and democratic order By Bruce Desmond Graham, pgs 60-61
  2. Léon Blum by Joel Colton, pg 86
  3. Neither right nor left by Zeev Sternhell, David Maisel, pg 170
  4. From the other shore By André Liebich, pg 270


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