Albert Gazier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Gazier

French politician

Date of Birth: 16-May-1908

Place of Birth: Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1997

Profession: politician, trade unionist, French Resistance fighter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Albert Gazier (16 May 1908 – 2 March 1997) was a French trade union leader and politician. During World War II (1939–45) he helped reorganize the unions during the German occupation of France. He escaped arrest by the Gestapo, made his way to England, and represented the trade union movement in General de Gaulle's Free French government. After the war he was a deputy in the legislature from 1945 to 1958. He was Minister of Information from 1950 to 1951 and again for two weeks in 1958. He was Minister of Social Affairs from 1956 to 1957. As a minister he tried but failed to contain health costs, and contributed to the fiasco of the Suez Crisis.