Jean Laborde (politician)
Jean Laborde (8 March 1922 – 18 January 2022) was a French politician.[1]
Jean Laborde | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Auch | |
| In office 21 March 1977 – 19 June 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Dours |
| Succeeded by | Claude Desbons |
| Member of the French National Assembly | |
| In office 2 April 1973 – 1 April 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Vignaux |
| Succeeded by | Yves Rispat |
| Constituency | Gers's 1st constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1922 Bouzon-Gellenave, France |
| Died | 18 January 2022 (aged 99) Auch, France |
| Political party | PS |
Biography
Laborde was born in Bouzon-Gellenave on 8 March 1922 into a family of farmers. During World War II, he participated in the French Resistance. After the war, he became a doctor and later joined the Socialist Party. In 1973, he was elected to the National Assembly in Gers's 1st constituency. In 1977, he was elected mayor of Auch. He retired from politics in 1995.[2]
He died in Auch on 18 January 2022, at the age of 99.[3]
References
- "Gers : l'ancien résistant et maire d'Auch Jean Laborde est décédé à l'âge de 99 ans". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Gers. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- Hourquebie, Daniel (21 January 2022). "Jean Laborde, grand résistant et ancien maire d'Auch, est mort". Le Monde (in French). Auch. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- Wiorowski, Jean-Bernard (19 January 2022). "Jean Laborde est décédé à l'orée de ses 100 ans". Le Journal de Gers (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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