Born in Montluçon, he was elected mayor of his native town in 1926, and representative of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière (SFIO, the Socialist Party of today) to the French National Assembly in 1931 for the Allier "département".
He was born in Montluçon. He was elected mayor of his native town in 1926 to the French National Assembly in 1931 for the Allier "département". He was elected representative of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière (SFIO) to the French National Assembly in 1931 for the Allier "département". SFIO was the Socialist Party of today.