André Aubry

André Aubry
Aubry in 2012
Member of the French Senate for Hauts-de-Seine
In office
22 September 1968 – 2 October 1977
Mayor of Antony
In office
30 March 1977 – 15 June 1983
Preceded byGeorges Suant
Succeeded byPatrick Devedjian
Member of the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine for the Canton of Antony
In office
14 March 1976 – 20 October 1988
Preceded byGeorges Suant
Succeeded byJean-Paul Dova
Personal details
Born(1931-08-01)1 August 1931
Valognes, France
Died14 November 2025(2025-11-14) (aged 94)
PartyPCF
OccupationMetalworker

André Aubry (French: [ɑ̃dʁe obʁi]; 1 August 1931 – 14 November 2025) was a French politician of the French Communist Party (PCF).[1]

Life and career

Born in Valognes on 1 August 1931, Aubry was the son of two SNCF employees and held a certificat d'aptitude professionnelle as a metalworker.[2] His career in Antony started as he joined the PCF and the General Confederation of Labour in 1947. He led the Hauts-de-Seine regional bureau of the Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France in the 1950s and was also active with Secours Populaire Français.[2]

In 1955, Aubry was elected to the municipal council of Antony, where he stayed until 1965.[3] He was elected to the Senate in 1968 and to the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine in 1976.[4] In 1977, he was elected mayor of Antony and therefore resigned from his seat in the Senate.[5] In 1983, he was re-elected mayor of Antony, but the result was annulled due to electoral fraud, and Rally for the Republic candidate Patrick Devedjian defeated Aubry by 697 votes.[6][7] He remained on the municipal council until 2008, opposing the urban planning policies of his successor.[8] He also directed a weekly newspaper titled Antony-Hebdo until 2012.[9][10] From 2007 to 2015, he was president of the Association d'amitié franco-coréenne.[11][12]

Aubry died on 14 November 2025, at the age of 94.[13]

References

  1. ^ Chaillan, Pierre (17 November 2025). "Mort d'André Aubry, ancien sénateur-maire PCF d'Antony". L'Humanité (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "AUBRY André, Raymond, Louis". Le Maitron (in French).
  3. ^ "DUCHER Lucie, Georgette". Le Maitron (in French).
  4. ^ "AUBRY André". Senate (in French).
  5. ^ "HAUTS-DE-SEINE : M. Schmaus conduira la liste du P.C." Le Monde (in French). 2 September 1977. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Antony". Antenne 2 (in French). 17 October 1983. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  7. ^ Schmitt, Olivier (5 September 1983). "Violente polémique a Antony". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  8. ^ Auffray, Alain (13 December 1996). "Devedjian subit un nouveau désaveu judiciaire à Antony.La politique d'urbanisme du maire RPR encore visée". Libération (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Annonce légale ANTONY HEBDO". Actulegales.fr (in French).
  10. ^ "Rejetons d'«Humanité» en banlieue.Les hebdos communistes des Hauts-de-Seine évoluent pour survivre". Libération (in French). 1 November 1999. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Un anniversaire entre amis". Association d'amitié franco-coréenne (in French). 8 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Réunie en assemblée générale, l'AAFC a mis l'accent sur la paix et la solidarité". Association d'amitié franco-coréenne (in French). 15 February 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  13. ^ Lenhardt, Marjorie (17 November 2025). "André Aubry, ancien sénateur maire communiste d'Antony âgé de 94 ans, est décédé". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2025.