André Aubry
French politician (1931–2025)
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André Aubry (French: [ɑ̃dʁe obʁi]; 1 August 1931 – 14 November 2025) was a French politician of the French Communist Party (PCF).[1]
André Aubry | |
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Aubry in 2012 | |
| Member of the French Senate for Hauts-de-Seine | |
| In office 22 September 1968 – 2 October 1977 | |
| Mayor of Antony | |
| In office 30 March 1977 – 15 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Georges Suant |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Devedjian |
| Member of the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine for the Canton of Antony | |
| In office 14 March 1976 – 20 October 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Georges Suant |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Paul Dova |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1931 Valognes, France |
| Died | 14 November 2025 (aged 94) |
| Party | PCF |
| Occupation | Metalworker |
Life and career
Born in Valognes on 1 August 1931, Aubry was the son of two SNCF employees and held a certificat d'aptitude professionnelle as a metalworker.[2] His career in Antony started as he joined the PCF and the General Confederation of Labour in 1947. He led the Hauts-de-Seine regional bureau of the Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France in the 1950s and was also active with Secours Populaire Français.[2]
In 1955, Aubry was elected to the municipal council of Antony, where he stayed until 1965.[3] He was elected to the Senate in 1968 and to the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine in 1976.[4] In 1977, he was elected mayor of Antony and therefore resigned from his seat in the Senate.[5] In 1983, he was re-elected mayor of Antony, but the result was annulled due to electoral fraud, and Rally for the Republic candidate Patrick Devedjian defeated Aubry by 697 votes.[6][7] He remained on the municipal council until 2008, opposing the urban planning policies of his successor.[8] He also directed a weekly newspaper titled Antony-Hebdo until 2012.[9][10] From 2007 to 2015, he was president of the Association d'amitié franco-coréenne.[11][12]
Aubry died on 14 November 2025, at the age of 94.[13]