André Diethelm

André Diethelm (3 July 1896 – 11 January 1954) was born in Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain department) and was a French Resistance fighter and politician. As an Inspector General of Finance, he joined General de Gaulle and Free France during the Second World War, and presided over the Rally of the French People political party (Rassemblement du peuple français (RPF)) under the Fourth Republic.

André Diethelm
André Diethelm (center) reviews troops in liberated Marseille (Aug. 1944)
Commissioner of Cities,
Labor, and Information
In office
1941–1943
Deputy of the National Assembly
In office
1945–1946
Deputy of the National Assembly
In office
1951–1954
Senator
In office
1948–1951
Personal details
Born(1896-07-03)July 3, 1896
Bourg-en-Bresse
DiedJanuary 11, 1954(1954-01-11) (aged 57)
Paris
Political partyFarmers' Social Union Party
Other political
affiliations
Rally of the French People
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