French politician born in Guérigny in 1894 in a modest medium. Incorporated philosophy, member of the SFIO since 1914, it is elected appointed in 1926.
It refuses adhesion with Front Populaire by anticommunism and takes positions very " munichoises ".
After tryhaving in vain tried to make adopt its project of single party, it moves away from Vichy he criticizes the aspect reactionary. February 1, 1941, it melts it RNP (Rassemblement national populaire) intended to collaborate with Germany and for " to protect the race ".
August 27, 1941, it is wounded with Laval in an attack whereas it reviewed there Légion des volontaires français (LVF). It is then one of the most enthusiastic partisans of the integration of France in new Europe. December 18, 1943, it enters to the government with Darnand et Doriot, and will be a Minister for Labour of the government Laval in March 1944, function which it preserves in the commission of Sigmaringen. It succeeds in leaving Germany in April 1945 and takes refuge in a convent close to Turin where it dies in 1955.