Pierre Baudis, born May 11, 1916, in

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(

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) and died January 5, 1997, in

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(

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; , ; ''Upper Garonne'') is a department in the southwestern French region of Occitanie. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. ...

), was a French politician and

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from 1971 to 1983.

Biography

Pierre Baudis was the father of

Dominique Baudis Dominique Baudis (; 14 April 1947 – 10 April 2014) was the French Defender of Rights (ombudsman). Formerly a journalist, politician and mayor of Toulouse, he had been a member of Liberal Democracy and later of the leading centre-right Union ...

(himself mayor of Toulouse from 1983 to 2001, president of the CSA from 2001 to 2007, and

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from 2011 to 2014). He is also the father of Chantal Baudis. Elected deputy for

in 1958 and re-elected in 1962, he sat in the Democratic Center group (Independents and MRP). He supported the candidacy of

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during the presidential election of 1965. In March 1967, he was beaten in the legislative elections by

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, a close collaborator of

François Mitterrand François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was a French politician and statesman who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France. As a former First ...

. He will find his seat in June 1968 and will be related to the group of independent Republicans (the “Giscardiens”). Deputy mayor of Toulouse Louis Bazerque since 1959, he is responsible for the city's important social sector. In March 1971, he ran against the same Louis Bazerque and was elected in the second round with 58% of the votes. He was general councilor since 1961 and remained so until his death. Re-elected deputy in March 1973, he must face a strong offensive by the Socialists led by

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in March 1977. He wins in two of the three sectors of the city. In March 1978, he was beaten in the legislative elections by the young socialist

Gérard Bapt Gérard Bapt (born 4 February 1946 in Saint-Étienne) is a French politician. He was the deputy for Haute-Garonne's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly of France. He was a member of the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of ma ...

. He was a Member of the

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for the term from 1979 to 1984. In March 1983, he ceded the head of the list to his son Dominique, who was easily elected in his place. He is buried in the Salonique cemetery in Toulouse.

Mandates

* Deputy for Haute-Garonne: from 1958 to 1967, from 1968 to 1978 * Municipal councilor and deputy mayor (1959–1971) * General Councilor of

(1961–1997) *

Mayor of Toulouse This page is a list of mayors of Toulouse since 1790. The municipal law of 14 December 1789 created a General Council of the municipality of Toulouse whose eighteen members were elected for two years by the citizens. The first mayor was Joseph ...

: from 1971 to 1983 * Regional councilor of

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(1974–1984) *

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: from 1979 to 1984 *

Tributes

, a

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and a congress center bear his name.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baudis, Pierre 20th-century mayors of places in France Mayors of Toulouse 1926 births 1997 deaths

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