Antonin Tirefort

Antonin Jean André Tirefort^[1] (14 June 1899 – 18 April 1969) was a French politician.

Tirefort was born in Ferrières, Tarn, on 14 June 1899 to a carpenter father and a grocer mother. He attended a military academy and served during World War II, retiring with the rank of commander. Following the end of the conflict, Tirefort taught at the Lycée Saint-Joseph in Castres from 1948 to 1959. He was elected deputy mayor of Castres in 1953 and held the position until his death. In 1962, Tirefort was elected to the National Assembly from Tarn's 2nd constituency as a candidate of the Union for the New Republic, defeating the incumbent André Vidal, who opted to run for reelection as an independent candidate. Tirefort did not run for reelection in 1967, and the UNR chose to nominate Jacques Limouzy. Tirefort died in Castres on 18 April 1969, aged 69.^[2]

Antonin Jean André Tirefort (14 June 1899 – 18 April 1969) was a French politician, military officer, and long-serving local official who represented Gaullist political currents during the early Fifth Republic. Born in Ferrières, Tarn, to a carpenter father and a grocer mother, he pursued a military career and later became involved in education and local politics.^[3]

Tirefort attended a military academy and served in the French armed forces, retiring with the rank of commander before becoming a teacher at the Lycée Saint-Joseph in Castres from 1948 to 1959.^[4]

His involvement in local civic life led to his election as deputy mayor of Castres in 1953, a post he held continuously until his death in 1969.

In the 1962 legislative election, Tirefort was elected to the National Assembly from Tarn’s 2nd constituency as a candidate of the Union for the New Republic (UNR), a major Gaullist party supporting Charles de Gaulle’s leadership during the formative years of the Fifth Republic.^[5]

The UNR was a centre-right party that dominated French politics in the early 1960s and helped shape national policy under de Gaulle’s presidency. ^[6]

During his term in the National Assembly (1962–1967), Tirefort was part of the UNR parliamentary group and generally supported the legislative agenda of the Gaullist majority.^[7] After choosing not to run for reelection in 1967, he was succeeded by Jacques Limouzy.

Apart from his national office, Tirefort remained deeply engaged in local public service, representing Castres on the municipal council and contributing to public life for nearly two decades. He died in Castres in 1969 at the age of 69, leaving a legacy as a local and national representative of Gaullist politics.^[8]