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Latest revision as of 13:10, 26 October 2025
French politician (1931–2015)
Thérèse Marie Madeleine Aillaud (née Chaix; 5 November 1931 – 25 February 2015) was a French politician of the Rally for the Republic party. She was mayor of Tarascon from 1983 to 2002 and deputy of the Bouches-du-Rhône’s 16th constituency of the National Assembly between 1993 and 1997.
Early life and education
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Aillaud was born in Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône on 5 November 1931.[1] Her mother was a devout Catholic and the family sheltered a Jewish family during the Second World War.[2][3] Aillaud was a law graduate with a diplôme d’études universitaires générales in Hebrew by attending a kibbutz.[3][4]
Her career began as a prefectural attaché.[5] In 1962, Aillaud joined the Arles sub-prefecture to establish the repatriation service for the Harkis populations following the conclusion of the Algerian War.[1][4] Between 1964 and 1983, she was chief of staff of the sub-prefect.[4] Aillaud was elected mayor of Tarascon on four occasions from 1983 to 2002, representing the Rally for the Republic party.[5] She became a general councillor in 1988,[4] holding a mandate on the Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône between 1993 and 1997.[5]
At the 1993 French legislative election, Aillaud stood to run for election to the Bouches-du-Rhône’s 16th constituency.[4] She was elected to serve as deputy for the constituency on 2 April 1993. Aillaud held a number of study groups, commissions of inquiry in the National Assembly; was a member of the Commission for Cultural, Family and Social Affairs; was vice-president of the France–Israel friendship group and was a member of the board of directors of the national programme company La Cinquième.[6] Her term ended on 21 April 1997.[6]
In February 2001, Aillaud was given an 18-month suspended sentence and five years of ineligibility for embezzling public funds (F454,000 for personal expenses). She was permitted to run in municipal elections.[7] This led to Aillaud being dismissed from the office of mayor of Tarascon in May 2002.[8] She travelled to Jersualem every year for several years and took part in summer courses offered by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2]
She was the mother of three children.[1] Aillaud died in Tarascon on 25 February 2015.[1] Flags in Tarascon were lowered to half-mast until 5 March.[3] Her funeral took place at Église Sainte-Marthe de Tarascon on the morning of 4 March 2015 and she was buried at St Lazare Cemetery.[9]
- ^ a b c d “Mort de Thérèse Aillaud, ancienne députée-maire de Tarascon” [Death of Thérèse Aillaud, former deputy mayor of Tarascon]. Le Figaro (in French). Agence France-Presse. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ a b Fay Cashman, Greer (22 March 1991). “European Mayors Feel Special Connection Learning from One Another”. The Jerusalem Post. p. 13. ProQuest 321010740.
- ^ a b c Zaoui, Julie (27 February 2015). “Thérèse Aillaud une pleine vie au service des siens à Tarascon” [Thérèse Aillaud lives a full life serving her family in Tarascon]. La Provence (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e “Le Second Tour Des Élections Législatives Les Nouveaux Élus”. Le Monde (in French). 30 March 1993. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Vergnenegre, Annie (6 October 2020) [26 February 2015]. “Thérèse Aillaud, ancienne députée-maire RPR de Tarascon est décédée” [Thérèse Aillaud, former RPR deputy-mayor of Tarascon, has died] (in French). France 3. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ a b “Mme Thérèse Aillaud” [Mrs. Thérèse Aillaud] (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ “La maire de Tarascon condamnée pour détournement” [Tarascon mayor sentenced for embezzlement]. Libération (in French). 8 February 2001. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Samson, Michel (5 February 2004). “A Tarascon, le maire condamné à dix ans d’inéligibilité” [In Tarascon, the mayor sentenced to ten years of ineligibility]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ “Thérèse Aillaud”. Midi Libre (in French). 27 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
