Eugene Thomas

Eugene Thomas , French politician, was born the July 23rd 1903 with Old man-Cop (Northern) and is deceased the January 29th 1973.

Biography

Wire of a customs officer, Eugene Thomas becomes teacher and secretary of the departmental section of the National federation of the teachers.

In 1936, he is elected appointed SFIO of North in 1936. He belongs to the commission of Algeria, the colonies and the countries of protectorate, the commission of Alsace-Lorraine, as well as commission of the Customs and commercial conventions.

Mobilized during the Second world war, it takes part in the countryside of Belgium, then with the Bataille of the Sum. Captive fact on this occasion, it cannot be present at the time of the vote of the full powerss at Philippe Pétain.

After its escape, it is devoted to the reconstitution of the socialist federations (within the socialist Comité of action) and to the fight against the occupant (like member, then chief, of the Réseau Brutus). Stopped by the Gestapo in April 1943, tortured and imprisoned with Fresnes for nine months, it is off-set with Buchenwald, where it creates a clandestine socialist section with Georges Brutelle, before being released by the American army, in April 1945.

It finds its seat of deputy in 1945. He is re-elected in 1946,1951 and 1956.

Eugene Thomas is General adviser since 1937 and mayor of the Quesnoy of 1945 to 1947 and 1953 with his death. He opens his city with tourism after the repurchase of the ramparts. He sits at the Economic and Social Council of 1959 to 1964.

Governmental functions

Minister for the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Charles de Gaulle (1) (from June 27th to November 21st, 1945)
Minister for the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Charles de Gaulle (2) (from November 21st, 1945 to January 26th, 1946)
Minister for the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Leon Blum (3) (from December 16th, 1946 to January 16th, 1947)
Minister for the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Paul Ramadier (1) (from May 9th to October 22nd, 1947)
Secretary of State to the presidency of the Council of the Government Paul Ramadier (2) (from October 27th to November 24th, 1947)
Secretary of State at the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Robert Schuman (1) (from November 26th, 1947 to July 26th, 1948)
Secretary of State at the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Andre Marie (from July 26th to September 5th, 1948)
Secretary of State at the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Robert Schuman (2) (from September 5th to 11th 1948)
Secretary of State at the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Henri Queuille (1) (from September 11th, 1948 to October 28th, 1949)
Minister for the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Georges Bidault (2) (from October 29th, 1949 to February 7th, 1950)
Secretary of State inside the Government Rene Pleven (1) (from July 12th, 1950 to March 10th, 1951)
Secretary of State inside the Henri Government Queuille (3) (from March 10th to August 11th, 1951)
Secretary of State at the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Guy Mollet (from February 1st, 1956 to June 11th, 1957)
Secretary of State at the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Maurice Bourges-Maunoury (from June 17th to November 6th, 1957)
Secretary of State at the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Strong Felix Government (from November 11th, 1957 to May 14th, 1958)
Minister for the postal and telecommunications authorities of the Government Charles de Gaulle (3) (from June 9th, 1958 to January 8th, 1959)

Its ministerial longevity enabled him to work with the construction of the first French phone network.

Reference

Jean Jolly (to dir.), Dictionary of the French members of Parliament , university Presses of France

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