Waldeck L'Huillier

Waldeck L'Huillier was born on 27 May 1905 in Chauvigny, Vienne, France.^[1][2] He is a graduate of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers.^[3]

He joined the French Communist Party at the age of sixteen.^[2] He was jailed for two years for his activism.^[2] He later served as the leader of the party.^[4][5]

He served as Deputy Mayor of Gennevilliers from 1934 to 1938.^[2] During World War II, he joined the French resistance.^[2] He then served as the mayor of Gennevilliers from 1945 to 1973.^[2][6]

He served as a member of the Senate for the Seine district from 1952 to 1958.^[2] He also served as a Communist member of the National Assembly for the Seine district from 10 November 1946 to 4 July 1951 and for the Paris district from 25 November 1962 to 2 April 1967.^[1] He then served as a member of the Assembly for the Hauts-de-Seine district from 5 March 1967 to 30 May 1968, from 23 June 1968 to 1 April 1973 and again from 4 March 1973 to 2 April 1978.^[1]

He died on 4 February 1986 in Paris.^[1][2]