Daniel Colliard | |
Birth Date: | 1930 8, df=y |
Birth Place: | Dieppe, France |
Death Place: | Le Havre, France |
Nationality: | French |
Party: | PCF |
Office: | Mayor of Le Havre |
Term Start: | 10 October 1994 |
Term End: | 25 June 1995 |
Successor: | Antoine Rufenacht |
Office2: | Member of the French National Assembly |
Term Start2: | 2 April 1993 |
Term End2: | 21 April 1997 |
Predecessor2: | André Duroméa |
Successor2: | Daniel Paul |
Constituency2: | Seine-Maritime's 8th constituency |
Office3: | General Councilor of the Canton of Le Havre-5 |
Term Start3: | 1976 |
Term End3: | 1982 |
Predecessor3: | Robert Lenoble |
Successor3: | Jean-Yves Besselat |
Daniel Colliard (in French pronounced as /danjɛl kɔljaʁ/; 14 August 1930 – 2 January 2022) was a French politician.[1] He was a member of the French Communist Party (PCF).
Colliard was born to a Catholic family who moved to Le Havre in 1938. During his education, he was a member of Jeunesse Étudiante Chrétienne.[2] He became employed as a cement worker during the 1950s to help reconstruct the city following World War II.[2] He joined the PCF in 1955 and took on responsibilities at the party's headquarters.[2]
He was elected to the Municipal Council of Le Havre in 1956 and became deputy mayor to and . When Duroméa resigned on 10 October 1994, Colliard replaced him and became mayor of Le Havre. Colliard was elected to the National Assembly in 1993 and represented Seine-Maritime's 8th constituency from 1993 to 1997.[3] Additionally, he was General Councilor of the Canton of Le Havre-5 from 1976 to 1982.
Colliard died in Le Havre on 2 January 2022, at the age of 91.[4]