André Marty
André Marty | |
|---|---|
Marty in 1936 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 28 November 1946–December 1955 | |
| Constituency | Seine |
| In office 6 November 1945–27 November 1946 | |
| Constituency | Seine |
| In office 1 June 1936–21 June 1940 | |
| Constituency | Seine |
| In office 3 February 1929–31 May 1932 | |
| Constituency | Seine |
| In office 11 April 1924–31 May 1928 | |
| Constituency | Seine-et-Oise |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1886 Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, French Third Republic |
| Died | 23 November 1956 (aged 70) Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, French Fourth Republic |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | French Communist Party (1923–1952) |
André Marty (6 November 1886 – 23 November 1956) was a leading figure in the French Communist Party (PCF) for nearly thirty years. He was also a member of the National Assembly, with some interruptions, from 1924 to 1955; Secretary of Comintern from 1935 to 1943; and Political Commissar of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1938.