Augustin Laurent
French politician · France · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1896 to 1990 · aged 94
Augustin Laurent was a French coal miner, journalist and socialist politician. He was a national deputy both before and after World War II (1939-45). During the war he was active in the French Resistance.
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After the liberation of France he was Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones in the provisional government between September 1944 and June 1945. He was active as a socialist in the post-war legislature until 1951, when he decided to focus on local politics. He was mayor of Lille from 1955 to 1973.
