Jean Cristofol

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

Jean Cristofol (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ kʁistɔfɔl]; 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]

  1. ^ a b 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 [1]