Sylvain Strainer

Sylvain Blanchet is a French politician. Born on March 26th, 1892 with Saint-Gall (Digs) accidentally Deceased on August 2nd, 1947 with Jouillat (Hollow).

socialist Député of the Digs (1936-1942).

Short biography

Wire of an established exploiting small holder with Bournazeau, commune of Saint-Gall (Digs), it attends the higher elementary school of Guéret before taking again the family farm. It there founds a family and will be father of four children.

Called under the flags, it is maintained there until 1919. It takes part in 1916 in the Bataille of Verdun during which it is reached with the left arm by a glare of shell, which leaves it disabled person. Marked by this test, he becomes a pacifist intransigent.

Engagement in the co-operative and trade-union movement

Very early it becomes aware of the need for the collective and professional organization of the country world. This is why it founds, in 1921, with some friends the first agricultural cooperative of Hollow the " The marchoise" he will be the director of 1934 to 1936.

From 1933, it takes an active share in the animation of the country National confederation (CNP). This agricultural trade-union organization develops primarily in the center of France. The country writer Emile Guillaumin will be member.

Administrator of the Union of the co-operators of center (UCC) since 1924, it tries several experiments of bringing together between the co-operatives of productions and consumers, in particular with André Desmoulin and Camille Riffaterre.

Its militancy leads it to take national responsabilities within the agricultural co-operative movement. He is general secretary of the central Union of the agricultural cooperatives (UCCA) and managing director of the agricultural National committee of action at the time of his death.

Political commitment

  • Committed very young person in policy, he is candidate on the list SFIO in 1919 in the Creuse at the 27 years age.

  • Candidate again in 1924, the list SFIO is preceded by the socialist Radicale list. Only Camille Benassy represents the socialist voters with the House of Commons.
  • It is elected finally appointed the Hollow one in 1936, in the movement which carries the government of Popular front and Leon Blum to the capacity.
  • He becomes a very active member of the Committee on Agriculture. He is writer many reports/ratios proposing of measurements for the improvement of the country condition and the stabilization of the agricultural incomes. He is one of the mainstays of the creation of the National interdisciplinary office of the corn (ONIB). He works in close cooperation with the minister Georges Monnet.
  • Marked by the test of the war, it intervenes regularly for the installation of mechanisms guaranteeing the collective security.
  • the July 10th 1940 it votes the bill constitutional granting the full powerss to the Marshal Philippe Pétain.
  • With the Release, because of its patriotic attitude during the war, it is struck of ineligibility only for one duration four years. Not having particular ambition, it is devoted to the defense of the agricultural world, within the co-operative bodies and of the Economic and Social Council where it represents the General confederation of agriculture (CGA). He collaborates regularly with Tanguy Prigent, old friend, and Minister for the agriculture of the time.
  • Learning the lessons from its political experiment, it publishes into 1946 with the Presses of the Massif Central " A Constitution for IVe République" work in which it presents its designs of the organization of the republican institutions.

Electoral mandates

Member of Parliament

Local mandates

  • 1925 - 1937: member of the general advice of the Digs (canton of Guéret)

Internal bonds

See also Political Hollow

See also List of the deputies of Hollow the

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