Thérèse Aillaud
French politician (1931–2015)
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Thérèse Marie Madeleine Aillaud (née Chaix; 5 November 1931 – 25 February 2015) was a French politician of the Rally for the Republic party. She was mayor of Tarascon from 1983 to 2002 and deputy of the Bouches-du-Rhône's 16th constituency of the National Assembly between 1993 and 1997.
5 November 1931
Thérèse Aillaud | |
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| Deputy of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône's 16th constituency | |
| In office 2 April 1993 – 21 April 1997 | |
| Succeeded by | Michel Vauzelle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thérèse Marie Madeleine Chaix 5 November 1931 Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Died | 25 February 2015 (aged 83) Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Party | Rally for the Republic |
| Children | 3 |
Early life and education
Aillaud was born in Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône on 5 November 1931.[1] Her mother was a devout Catholic and the family sheltered a Jewish family during the Second World War.[2][3] Aillaud was a law graduate with a diplôme d'études universitaires générales in Hebrew by attending a kibbutz.[3][4]
Career
Her career began as a prefectural attaché.[5] In 1962, Aillaud joined the Arles sub-prefecture to establish the repatriation service for the Harkis populations following the conclusion of the Algerian War.[1][4] Between 1964 and 1983, she was chief of staff of the sub-prefect.[4] Aillaud was elected mayor of Tarascon on four occasions from 1983 to 2002, representing the Rally for the Republic party.[5] She became a general councillor in 1988,[4] holding a mandate on the Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône between 1993 and 1997.[5]
At the 1993 French legislative election, Aillaud stood to run for election to the Bouches-du-Rhône's 16th constituency.[4] She was elected to serve as deputy for the constituency on 2 April 1993. Aillaud held a number of study groups, commissions of inquiry in the National Assembly; was a member of the Commission for Cultural, Family and Social Affairs; was vice-president of the France–Israel friendship group and was a member of the board of directors of the national programme company La Cinquième.[6] Her term ended on 21 April 1997.[6]
In February 2001, Aillaud was given an 18-month suspended sentence and five years of ineligibility for embezzling public funds (F454,000 for personal expenses). She was permitted to run in municipal elections.[7] This led to Aillaud being dismissed from the office of mayor of Tarascon in May 2002.[8] She travelled to Jerusalem every year for several years and took part in summer courses offered by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2]
Death
She was the mother of three children.[1] Aillaud died in Tarascon on 25 February 2015.[1] Flags in Tarascon were lowered to half-mast until 5 March.[3] Her funeral took place at Église Sainte-Marthe de Tarascon on the morning of 4 March 2015 and she was buried at St Lazare Cemetery.[9]