Jean Laborde (politician)

This article is about the politician. For the adventurer, see Jean Laborde.

Jean Laborde
Mayor of Auch
In office
21 March 1977 – 19 June 1995
Preceded byJean Dours [fr]
Succeeded byClaude Desbons
Member of the French National Assembly
In office
2 April 1973 – 1 April 1993
Preceded byPaul Vignaux [fr]
Succeeded byYves Rispat
ConstituencyGers's 1st constituency
Personal details
Born(1922-03-08)8 March 1922
Bouzon-Gellenave, France
Died18 January 2022(2022-01-18) (aged 99)
Auch, France
Political partyPS

Jean Laborde (8 March 1922 – 18 January 2022) was a French politician.[1]

He was born in Bouzon-Gellenave on 8 March 1922 into a family of farmers. During World War II, Laborde 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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.