André Méric

André Méric (14 August 1913 in Toulouse – 14 August 1993 in Calmont, Haute-Garonne) wis a French politeecian wha wis Senator o Haute-Garonne frae 1948 tae 1988 an Preses of Socialist group in the Senate frae 1980 tae 1988.

Biografie

Committit as a teenager in the Young Socialists, André Méric equally amang early in life. Apprentice mechanic, the young André forms tae acome accountant, qualifyin it gets on the eve o his depairtur for militar service in 1939. Efter the airmistice, he joined the Resistance, but he wis arrestit an deportit tae the camp o Rava-Ruska, in East Proushie. Efter the Leeberation, he wis electit tae the General Cooncil o Haute-Garonne an became, three year later, the youngest senator o Fraunce at thirty-five years o age. He wis electit mayor o Calmont in 1955 an aw.

Vice-Preses o the Cooncil o the Republic an the Senate frae 1956 tae 1980, he replacit Alain Poher at the heid o the Upper Hoose in 1969 when he became interim Preses of the Republic. In 1980, the socialist senators chose tae chair the group. The follaein year, Andre Meric is pairt o the poleetical cooncil o the Socialist Pairty nominee in presidential elections, François Mitterrand.

In 1987, he wis appointit Vice-Chairman o the Committee tae Review the draft resolution on the indictment afore the Heich Court o Juistice o Christian Nucci, umwhile Unner-Meenister for Cooperation an Development. In 1988, he joined the second Rocard govrenment as Secretary o State for Veterans an War Victims an passed a special status for the preesoners o the Viet Minh durin the Indocheenae War. In 1991, he annooncit his retirement frae politics.

Poleetical offices
Precedit bi Alain Poher	Acting Preses o the Senate 1969	Succeedit bi Alain Poher
Precedit bi Marcel Champeix	Leader o Socialist Group in the Senate 1980–1988	Succeedit bi Claude Estier
	Leader o the Opposition in the Senate 1980–1988
Precedit bi Jacques Mellick	Secretary o State for Veterans an War Victims 1988–1991	Succeedit bi Louis Mexandeau