Jean Cristofol

Jean Cristofol (1901–1957) was a French Communist politician.[1] He was a député in the National Assembly of France from 1936 to 1940, and from 1946 to 1957, then Mayor of Marseille, the second largest city in France, from 1946 to 1947.[1][2]

Jean Cristofol
Jean Cristofol
Mayor of Marseille
In office
1946–1947
Succeeded byMichel Carlini
Personal details
Born(1901-03-24)24 March 1901
Puigcerdà, Spain
Died21 November 1957(1957-11-21) (aged 56)
Villejuif, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyPCF

Biography

Jean Joseph Antoine Cristofol was born on 24 March 1901 in Aja-Vilallovent,.[1][3] He became a député in the French National Assembly in 1936.[1] In April 1940, he was sent to prison by the Vichy government for being a Communist.[1] He was released in 1943, and became a député again in 1944.[1] He was the Mayor of Marseille from 1946 to 1947.[3][4][5] He died on 21 November 1957 in Villejuif, France.[1]

References
  1. French National Assembly biography
  2. Maurice Agulhon, Fernand Barrat, C. R. S. à Marseille:"la police au service du peuple," 1944-1947, A. Colin, 1971, p. 144
  3. Jean Baptiste Gaignebet, Pierre Guiral, La Provence de 1900 à nos jours, Privat, 1978, p. 313
  4. Gilles Rochu, Marseille, les années Defferre, Editions A. Moreau, 1983, p. 73
  5. Le Point, Issues 537-545, 1983, p. 33
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