Adrien André (29 May 1884, in

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– 22 April 1965) was a French politician. He represented the

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in the

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from 1928 to 1936 and in the

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from 1936 to 1940. On 10 July 1940, he voted in favour of granting the cabinet presided by

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authority to draw up a new constitution, thereby effectively ending the

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and establishing

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. Between 1951 and 1958, he was a member of the

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as a Radical Party representative.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andre, Adrien 1884 births 1965 deaths People from Vienne (department) Independent Radical politicians Radical Party (France) politicians Members of the 14th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 15th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic French senators of the Third Republic Senators of Vienne (department) Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Members of Parliament for Vienne (department)