Adrien Marquet

Adrien Marquet
Mayor of Bordeaux
In office 1925–1944
Preceded by	Fernand Philippart
Succeeded by	Jean-Fernand Audeguil
Personal details
Born	(1884-10-06)6 October 1884 Bordeaux, France
Died	3 February 1955(1955-02-03) (aged 70) Bordeaux, France
Political party	SFIO
Profession	Dentist

Adrien Marquet (French pronunciation: [adʁijɛ̃ maʁkɛ]; 6 October 1884 – 3 February 1955) was a socialist mayor of Bordeaux who turned to the far right.

Career

Marquet was born in Bordeaux and became its socialist mayor in 1925. In 1933, he was expelled from the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO). The expulsion involved an address to the SFIO in which he emphasized order and authority as necessary to win the masses; his position frightened Léon Blum. He and Marcel Déat then formed the Neosocialists. Later, he declared the faction to be decidedly anti-Marxist. He eventually abandoned any form of socialism and briefly served as Minister of the Interior for Philippe Pétain. Later, like Déat, he became a supporter of Pierre Laval.

See also

• List of mayors of Bordeaux