Pierre Descaves

Pierre Descaves (1924-2014) was a French politician.

Pierre Descaves
Born1 October 1924
Khenchela, French Algeria
Died7 May 2014 (2014-05-08) (aged 89)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Pierre Descaves was born on 1 October 1924 in Khenchela, French Algeria.[1]

Career

Descaves served during World War II.[2] During the Algerian War, he served in the Organisation armée secrète.[2][3]

He joined the National Front in 1983.[4] He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1986 to 1988, representing Oise.[1][2] He ran unsuccessfully to become the Mayor of Noyon in 1995, by a small margin.[2][3] Nevertheless, he served on its city council from 1989 to 2001.[2]

In 2009, he left the National Front and joined the Party of France, founded by Carl Lang.[3]

He wrote five books.

Death

He died at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 7 May 2014 at the age of eighty-nine.[3]

Bibliography
  • La Guerre des immondes (Paris: Editions Godefroy de Bouillon, 2002).
  • Des rêves suffisamment grands (prefaced by Jean-Claude Martinez, Paris: Déterna, 2005).
  • La Salsa des cloportes (prefaced by Bruno Gollnisch, Paris: Déterna, 2006).
  • Une autre histoire de l'OAS : Topologie d'une désinformation (La Chaussée-d'Ivry: Atelier Fol'Fer, 2008).
  • Interdit aux chiens d'aboyer ! (La Chaussée-d'Ivry: Atelier Fol'fer, 2011).

References
  1. National Assembly: Pierre Descaves
  2. Disparition de Pierre Descaves, ancien leader du FN en Picardie, Le Parisien, May 9, 2014
  3. Stéphane Le Barber, NOYON (60) L’héritage ambigu de Pierre Descaves, Courrier Picard, May 12, 2014
  4. Roland Gaucher, La Montée du Front 1983-1997, Paris: Editions Jean Picollec, 1997, p. 34


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