16 Facts About Augustin Laurent

Augustin Laurent was active as a socialist in the post-war legislature until 1951, when he decided to focus on local politics.

Augustin Laurent was mayor of Lille from 1955 to 1973.

Augustin Laurent was born on 9 September 1896 in Wahagnies, Nord, to a family of miners.

Augustin Laurent was absent from Vichy on 10 July 1940 when Marshal Philippe Petain was granted full powers, and immediately showed his hostility to the Vichy France regime.

Augustin Laurent was almost arrested, and in 1942 moved to Lyon, where he was a member of the political committee for the Liberation-Sud movement, and led the France au combat network.

In January 1944 Augustin Laurent settled permanently in Lille, where he supervised the departmental committee of liberation.

Augustin Laurent was political director of Nord Matin until 1979.

Augustin Laurent became openly hostility to de Gaulle, and resigned on 27 June 1945.

From 1945 Augustin Laurent was secretary of the Socialist Federation of Nord.

Augustin Laurent voted for the nationalizations and approved the draft constitution of the French Fourth Republic on 19 April 1946.

Augustin Laurent was elected president of the general council of Nord in 1946.

Augustin Laurent was Minister of State from 16 December 1946 to 22 January 1947 in the government of Leon Blum.

Augustin Laurent did not run for reelection in the elections on 17 June 1951, preferring to focus on local politics in Nord.

Augustin Laurent was elected to the Lille municipal council in 1953 and became mayor in 1955.

Augustin Laurent left the office of mayor of Lille in 1973.

Augustin Laurent died on 1 October 1990 in Wasquehal, Nord, at the age of 94.