Raymond Guyot (November 17, 1903 - April 17, 1986) was a French politician, leader of the

French Communist Party The French Communist Party (french: Parti communiste français, ''PCF'' ; ) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European Un ...

. Guyot was born in

Auxerre Auxerre ( , ) is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (''aire d'attraction'') comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are r ...

. He joined the party in 1921, and was elected a member of its Central Committee seven years later. From 1935 to 1943 he was a high-ranking member of the Presidium of the Communist International for Youth and was general secretary of the Executive Committee for a period. He was a member of the Politbureau of the Communist Party of France from 1945 to 1972. He was also deputy to the National Assembly from 1937–40 and 1946–58, and was made a senator in 1959. He died in Paris, aged 82.

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French Communist Party politicians 1903 births 1986 deaths People from Auxerre Senators of Seine (department) Senators of Paris People granted political asylum in the Soviet Union French expatriates in the Soviet Union {{France-politician-PCF-stub