Augustin Laurent was a French coal miner, journalist and socialist politician.
Occupation
politician, French resistance fighter, miner, journalist
Position held
member of the French National Assembly, Mayor of Lille, Minister of State, member of the French National Assembly
Citizenship
France
Born
September 9, 1896
Died
October 1, 1990
Overview
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.
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.
