Fernand Tardy (14 June 1919 – 4 April 2017) was a French politician. He served as a member of the

French Senate The Senate (french: Sénat, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly (France), National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. The French Senate is made up of 34 ...

from 1980 to 1998, representing

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or sometimes abbreviated as AHP (; oc, Aups d'Auta Provença; ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the south, Vaucluse to the west ...

Early life

Fernand Tardy was born on 14 June 1919 in

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, u ...

near Paris. He served in the

French Army The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (french: Armée de Terre, ), is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. It is responsible to the Government of France, along with the other components of the Armed For ...

during

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, and he joined the

French Resistance The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...

in 1942.

Career

Tardy served as the mayor of

Thoard Thoard (; oc, Toard) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following is a list of the 198 communes of the Alpes-de-Haute- ...

from 1956 to 1990, and as a senator for

from 1980 to 1998. Tardy was the author of two books.

Death

Tardy died on 4 April 2017, at the age of 97.

Works

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References

1919 births 2017 deaths People from Versailles French military personnel of World War II French Resistance members Senators of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Mayors of places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur French senators of the Fifth Republic {{France-mayor-stub