- Jean Bène
Jean Bène(
12 July ,1901 -26 April ,1992 ) was a lifelong politician inFrance and a leader in theFrench Resistance .Bène was born in
Pézenas ,Hérault . Initially a lawyer, he turned to politics. He was member of theParti Socialiste in the SFIO. Bène was conseiller municipal of Pézenas in 1929, then mayor in 1931. He was recalled by theVichy regime .He involved himself in the resistance and created the La Tourette maquis, one of the maquis networks of resistance fighters, in the
commune ofFerrières-Poussarou . For this he would be decorated with theLégion d'honneur , the Croix de guerre and themédaille de la Résistance .He returned to the mayorship of Pézenas from 1945 to 1947 and then from 1953 to 1977.In 1945 he became president of the conseil général of the
Hérault , and continued in this role until 1979. He was senator for the Hérault from 1959 until 1971, during which he was on the commissions forforeign affairs , fordefense and for thearmed forces .The "collège de Pézenas" is named in Bène's honour.
External Links
* [http://www.senat.fr/senfic/bene_jean000047.html French Senate (French)]
* [http://www.cg34.fr/conseil/histoire/perso.html Conseil général de l'Hérault (French)]
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