Jean Laborde (politician)

Jean Laborde (8 March 1922 – 18 January 2022) was a French politician.^[1]

Jean Laborde
Mayor of Auch
In office 21 March 1977 – 19 June 1995
Preceded by	Jean Dours [fr]
Succeeded by	Claude Desbons
Member of the French National Assembly
In office 2 April 1973 – 1 April 1993
Preceded by	Paul Vignaux [fr]
Succeeded by	Yves Rispat
Constituency	Gers's 1st constituency
Personal details
Born	(1922-03-08)8 March 1922 Bouzon-Gellenave, France
Died	18 January 2022(2022-01-18) (aged 99) Auch, France
Political party	PS

He was born in Bouzon-Gellenave on 8 March 1922 into a family of farmers. During World War II, Laborde participated in the French Resistance. After the war, he became a doctor and later joined the Socialist Party. In 1973, he was elected to the National Assembly in Gers's 1st constituency. In 1977, he was elected mayor of Auch. He retired from politics in 1995.^[2]

He died in Auch on 18 January 2022, at the age of 99.^[3]