Daniel Mayer

Daniel Raphaël Mayer (29 April 1909 – 29 December 1996) was a French politician and a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and president of the Ligue des droits de l'homme (LDH, Human Rights League) from 1958 to 1975. He founded the Comité d'Action Socialiste in 1941 and was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistant Socialist group. Mayer also supported the Libération-sud resistance movement headed by Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie.

For the German-born mayor of Bexhill-on-Sea, see Daniel Mayer (impresario).
For those of a similar name, see Daniel Meyer (disambiguation).
Daniel Raphaël Mayer
President of the Constitutional Council of France
In office
4 March 1983 – 4 March 1986
Appointed byFrançois Mitterrand
Preceded byRoger Frey
Succeeded byRobert Badinter
Personal details
Born(1909-04-29)29 April 1909
Paris, France
Died29 December 1996(1996-12-29) (aged 87)
Orsay, Île-de-France, France
OccupationPolitician
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