Gaston Defferre
French politician (1910-1986) · France · On the map · Politicians · Died at 75
Gaston Defferre was a French Socialist politician. He served as mayor of Marseille for 33 years until his death in 1986. He was minister for overseas territories in Guy Mollet’s socialist government in 1956-1957.
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Charles de Gaulle 6 moreCandidate1968Named Député des Bouches-du-RhôneOffice11 July 1968 to 22 May 19811962Named Député des Bouches-du-RhôneOffice6 December 1962 to 30 May 19681956Named Député des Bouches-du-RhôneOffice19 January 1956 to 8 December 19581953Named Mayor of MarseilleOffice9 May 1953 to 7 May 19861947Resistance MedalAward1945Named Député des Bouches-du-RhôneOffice6 November 1945 to 1 December 19551910Born14 September 1910People around Gaston
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His main achievement was to establish the framework used to grant independence to France’s African territories. In 1967, he fought the last duel in French history. As the Socialist candidate for president in 1969, he received only 5 percent of the vote. He was much more successful in promoting François Mitterrand as leader of the Socialist Party in 1971. He held a series of ministerial portfolios after the Socialist victory in 1981, especially as minister of state for the interior and decentralization.
