Pierre Villon (27 August 1901 in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, Alsace-Lorraine – 6 November 1980 in Vallauris,

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) was a member of the

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and of the

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during

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. With his true name of Roger Salomon Ginsburger, he was an architect. In spring 1944, with Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont and Jean de Voguë, he was one of the three leaders of the Committee of Military action created by the Conseil National de la Résistance (CNR). Delegated to the

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, he was then appointed to the two national constituent assemblies as a member of the

, then to the French National Assembly from 1946. He was constantly re-elected in

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until 1978 (except during the 1962 - 1967 term when his seat was occupied by the socialist Charles Magne, mayor of Gannat). He was also an active member of the Peace Movement. He was the husband of Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier.

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1901 births 1980 deaths People from Soultz-Haut-Rhin People from Alsace-Lorraine Alsatian Jews Jewish French politicians French Communist Party politicians Members of the Provisional Consultative Assembly Members of the Constituent Assembly of France (1945) Members of the Constituent Assembly of France (1946) Deputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 4th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 5th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Allier 20th-century French architects Red Orchestra (espionage) Members of the Front National (French Resistance) movement French people of the First Indochina War French people of the Algerian War Recipients of the Resistance Medal {{France-politician-PCF-stub