Armand de Baudry d\' Asson

Armand Quentin of Baudry d' Asson , born the April 17th 1910 with Ixelles (Belgium), dead the February 26th 1998 with Paris, is a Politician French, deputy of the the Vendée of 1945 with 1958.

Biography

It is born in a family from the Vendean aristocracy cash several members of Parliament: his/her father, Armand Charles, were appointed of the Vendée of 1914 with 1927, then senator of 1927 with 1936. It had succeeded his own father, Armand Leon, royalist deputy of the Vendée of 1876 with 1914.

Land great landowner, it invests himself in the agricultural questions while taking part in the action of trade unions, co-operatives and mutual insurance companies. He chairs the trade union of the marshes of the Baie of Bourgneuf, and militates for the implementation of a modernization program and equipment of the agriculture of the marshes of the West within the framework of the great regional developments launched after the Second world war.

Mobilized in the declaration of war, it takes part in the Bataille of France and the German Occupation does not accept. It is off-set with Neuengamme in June 1944 because of its behavior anti-German, which will be worth the to him Military Cross 1939-1945, the rank of knight then of officer in the order of the Légion of honor and the Croix of the voluntary combatant of Resistance.

Political career

Enthusiastic catholic, savage militant of the French Action like his father and his grandfather, it starts his political career while being made elect, in 1935, city council man and first assistant of the mayor of Garnache, and general adviser of Challans. He will be mayor of Garnache of 1941 with 1977 and general adviser until in 1955, date on which he is beaten by the candidate of Extreme-right-hand side François Boux de Casson, former departmental delegate with the Information of the Vichy government.

Leading a preserving list under the heading of republican Union and agricultural, maritime and social action at the time of the election of the first constituent Assembly (October 1945), Armand de Baudry d' Asson is elected. It sits in the right-wing opposition, adhering to PRL. He is Member of the Commission of the national equipment and the production.

The voters return it to sit in the second constituent National Assembly in June 1946, under label PRL. It there is Member of the Commission of the supply, and is opposed to the project of Constitution.

The legislative elections of November 1946 enable him to preserve its seat. He is Member of the Commissions of the agriculture and the state education of the news National Assembly.

He is re-elected at the time of the legislative elections of June 1951. Member of the group of the independent Republican , it takes part in work of the commissions of state education, agriculture, and the interior.

At the time of the legislative elections of January 1956, Armand de Baudry d' Asson leads a list of Union of the independent and country of the Vendée. Re-elected, it finds the commission of state education, and it is also registered at the commission of the economic affairs.

In the last moments of the Fourth Republic, Armand de Baudry d' Asson gives its support for the constitutional process which will allow the return to the capacity of the Général de Gaulle.

It stands as a candidate at the time of the elections of the first legislature of the Fifth Republic, in the 3rd district of the Vendée, but it is beaten by its competitor of MRP Louis Michaud.

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