Pierre Descaves | |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1924 |
Birth Place: | Khenchela, French Algeria |
Death Place: | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Nationality: | French |
Occupation: | Politician |
Pierre Descaves (1 October 1924 – 7 May 2014) was a French politician.
Pierre Descaves was born on 1 October 1924 in Khenchela, French Algeria.[1]
Descaves served during World War II.[2] During the Algerian War, he served in the Organisation armée secrète.[2] [3]
He joined the National Front in 1983.[4] He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1986 to 1988, representing Oise.[1] [2] He ran unsuccessfully to become the Mayor of Noyon in 1995, by a small margin.[2] [3] Nevertheless, he served on its city council from 1989 to 2001.[2]
In 2009, he left the National Front and joined the Party of France, founded by Carl Lang.[3]
He wrote five books.
He died at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 7 May 2014 at the age of eighty-nine.[3]