Adrien Tixier
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Adrien Tixier was a French politician, diplomat
, and Free French ambassador to the United States.
and became a teacher of technical subects. In August 1914, he was enlisted as a reserve officer and served in the First World War. Shortly after being called up, he was wounded in the Ardennes
and underwent the amputation of his left arm. He returned to his teaching career in August 1915 before becoming a senior teacher at the École supérieure professionnelle in the town of Albi.
Active in the Socialist Party
, he met Albert Thomas
, and held beginning in 1920 in various offices within the International Labour Office in Geneva, including that of CEO in 1936.
On 20 June 1940, with Professor Edgard Milhaud, and Jean-Amédée Weber, he sends a telegram to Marshal Petain in protest, against the request for an armistice, and asks for the continuation of the war alongside the British.
Using with false papers, he sailed for the United States, via Spain and Portugal, as representative of the International Labour Office. He joined General de Gaulle
, who charged him in November 1941, to represent the Free France in Washington, where he is appreciated by the Roosevelt
administration. He serves in the French Committee of National Liberation of Algeria the position of Commissioner of Labor and Social Welfare from 7 June 1943 to 9 November 1943, and Social Affairs from 9 November 1943 to 9 September 1944.
He became the first Minister of Social Affairs. He was appointed interior minister
in September 1944, in the Provisional Government of the French General de Gaulle, a post he held until January 1946. His task is to restore the republican legality in disorganized France.
He was a co-signer of the Ordinance of 4 October 1945 which established Social Security. He founded the Department of the Interior, the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DST) and the Republican Security Companies (CRS).
He supported the General de Gaulle, along with Robert Lacoste
, the Minister of Production, during his visit to Oradour-sur-Glane
on 5 March 1945.
He was then elected in September 1945, to the General Council of the Township Bessines-sur-Gartempe
, then in October 1945, Socialist member of the Haute-Vienne in the First National Constituent Assembly
. He chaired the General Council of Haute-Vienne.
He was buried in Folles.
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
, and Free French ambassador to the United States.
Career
He was the son of Pierre-Edouard Tixier, a blacksmith, and Marie-Françoise Derosier. Destined for a career in education, he studied at the Ecole Normale (teacher training college) at ChâteaurouxChâteauroux
Châteauroux is the capital of the Indre department in central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called Castelroussines or Castelroussins....
and became a teacher of technical subects. In August 1914, he was enlisted as a reserve officer and served in the First World War. Shortly after being called up, he was wounded in the Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
and underwent the amputation of his left arm. He returned to his teaching career in August 1915 before becoming a senior teacher at the École supérieure professionnelle in the town of Albi.
Active in the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
, he met Albert Thomas
Albert Thomas (minister)
Albert Thomas was a prominent French Socialist and the first Minister of Armament for the French Third Republic during World War I. Following the Treaty of Versailles, he was nominated as the first Director General of the International Labour Office, a position he held until his death in 1932.-...
, and held beginning in 1920 in various offices within the International Labour Office in Geneva, including that of CEO in 1936.
On 20 June 1940, with Professor Edgard Milhaud, and Jean-Amédée Weber, he sends a telegram to Marshal Petain in protest, against the request for an armistice, and asks for the continuation of the war alongside the British.
Using with false papers, he sailed for the United States, via Spain and Portugal, as representative of the International Labour Office. He joined General de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
, who charged him in November 1941, to represent the Free France in Washington, where he is appreciated by the Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevelt may refer to:* Franklin D. Roosevelt , the 32nd President of the United States* Theodore Roosevelt , the 26th President of the United States* Eleanor Roosevelt , wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady...
administration. He serves in the French Committee of National Liberation of Algeria the position of Commissioner of Labor and Social Welfare from 7 June 1943 to 9 November 1943, and Social Affairs from 9 November 1943 to 9 September 1944.
He became the first Minister of Social Affairs. He was appointed interior minister
Interior minister
An interior ministry is a government ministry typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. The ministry is often headed by a minister of the interior or minister of home affairs...
in September 1944, in the Provisional Government of the French General de Gaulle, a post he held until January 1946. His task is to restore the republican legality in disorganized France.
He was a co-signer of the Ordinance of 4 October 1945 which established Social Security. He founded the Department of the Interior, the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DST) and the Republican Security Companies (CRS).
He supported the General de Gaulle, along with Robert Lacoste
Robert Lacoste
Robert Lacoste was French politician. He was a socialist MP of the Dordogne from 1945 to 1958 and from 1962 to 1967, then senator from 1971 to 1980.- Biography :...
, the Minister of Production, during his visit to Oradour-sur-Glane
Oradour-sur-Glane
Oradour-sur-Glane is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.The original village was destroyed on 10 June 1944, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company...
on 5 March 1945.
He was then elected in September 1945, to the General Council of the Township Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Bessines-sur-Gartempe is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-Geography:The river Semme forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, flows westward through the northern part of the commune, north of Morterolles-sur-Semmes, a hamlet, then forms...
, then in October 1945, Socialist member of the Haute-Vienne in the First National Constituent Assembly
National Constituent Assembly
The National Constituent Assembly was formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789, during the first stages of the French Revolution. It dissolved on 30 September 1791 and was succeeded by the Legislative Assembly.-Background:...
. He chaired the General Council of Haute-Vienne.
He was buried in Folles.
External links
- Colloque Adrien Tixier 3-4 mars 2009
- "Adrien Tixier", French wikipedia