Paul Bladt | |
Birth Date: | 1 June 1931 |
Birth Place: | Metz, France |
Death Place: | Saint-Avold, France |
Nationality: | French |
Occupation: | Trade unionist |
Party: | PS |
Office: | General Councilor of the |
Term Start: | 2 October 1988 |
Term End: | 16 March 2008 |
Predecessor: | Charles Stirnweiss |
Successor: | Jean-Bernard Martin |
Office2: | Member of the French National Assembly |
Term Start2: | 21 June 1981 |
Term End2: | 1 April 1986 |
Constituency2: | Moselle's 6th constituency |
Office3: | Mayor of Cocheren |
Term Start3: | 20 March 1977 |
Term End3: | 22 December 1997 |
Predecessor3: | Adrien Landfrid |
Successor3: | Jean-Bernard Martin |
Paul Bladt (1 June 1931 – 8 May 2022) was a French politician and trade unionist.
While working as an apprentice fitter, Bladt discovered the Young Christian Workers, which he joined at the age of 17. After leaving the organization in 1957, he began working as a fitter in Lorraine coal mines. He was an activist in the French Confederation of Christian Workers before working at the national office of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour for mineworkers.
In 1972, Bladt joined the Socialist Party (PS) and was elected mayor of Cocheren in 1977. He was consistently re-elected to this position until his resignation in 1997. In 1981, he was elected to represent Moselle's 6th constituency in the National Assembly, but did not seek re-election in 1986.[1] He represented the in the General Council of Moselle from 1988 to 2008, when he retired from politics and moved to Cité Belle-Roche.
Paul Bladt died in Saint-Avold on 8 May 2022 at the age of 90.[2]