Daniel Mayer
French politician (1909–1996)
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Daniel Raphaël Mayer (29 April 1909[1] – 29 December 1996) was a French politician and a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and president of the Ligue des droits de l'homme (LDH, Human Rights League) from 1958 to 1975.[2] He founded the Comité d'Action Socialiste in 1941[3] and was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistant Socialist group.[4][5] Mayer also supported the Libération-sud resistance movement headed by Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie.
Daniel Raphaël Mayer | |
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| President of the Constitutional Council of France | |
| In office 4 March 1983 – 4 March 1986 | |
| Appointed by | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Roger Frey |
| Succeeded by | Robert Badinter |
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| Born | 29 April 1909 |
| Died | 29 December 1996 (aged 87) Orsay, Île-de-France, France |
| Occupation | Politician |
He was also President of Constitutional Council from 1983 to 1986,[6] and Minister of Labour from 1946 to 1949.[7] Mayer was a Member of Parliament for the Seine from 1945 to 1958.[8]