Jean Montalat (12 July 1912,
Tulle - 22 September 1971) was a French politician. During the Second World War, he was drafted into and subsequently joined the Alliance network of 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 ...
, escaping to
Algeria
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in 1943 to join the Free French forces. He represented the
French Section of the Workers' International
The French Section of the Workers' International (french: Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière, SFIO) was a political party in France that was founded in 1905 and succeeded in 1969 by the modern-day Socialist Party. The SFIO was found ...
(SFIO) in the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
from 1951 to 1971 and was the
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of
Tulle from 1959 to 1971.
References
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1912 births
1971 deaths
People from Tulle
Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
French Section of the Workers' International politicians
Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic
Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic
Deputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 4th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Mayors of places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
French military personnel of World War II
French Resistance members
Free French military personnel of World War II
Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
Recipients of the Resistance Medal