Raymond Cayol
| Raymond Cayol | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 29, 1917 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Died | June 9, 1997 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Politician |
Raymond Cayol (1917–1997) was a French politician. He served as a Popular Republican Movement member of the French National Assembly for the Bouches-du-Rhône from 1946 to 1951.
Raymond, Louis, Jean Cayol was born on January 29, 1917 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. His family was from Marseille. He graduated from Aix-Marseille University in Aix-en-Provence and from the University of Paris in Paris, and received the agrégation in Classics.
During World War II, he was active in the French Resistance. In 1941, he joined Témoignage chrétien in Toulon. From 1942 to 1944, he served as a coordinator between members of the French Resistance, public administrators and members of the Popular Republican Movement, and helped in the liberation of France from Nazi Germany. He also served as Head of the Marseille region for the Jeunes chrétiens combattants, a Roman Catholic group of resistants. In 1944, he went on to join the Popular Republican Movement, a Christian, centrist political party founded in Marseille. He was a recipient of the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 and the Knighthood in the Legion of Honour for his role in the French resistance.
In 1945, he started teaching in a high school in Toulon. The same year, he ran unsuccessfully for the National Assembly. However, he was elected a year later, in 1946. He proposed bills regarding national education and other social policies. For example, he supported the advent of housing allowances, and the increase of bursaries for students. He also proposed a bill to speed up the naturalization of Armenians who fought for the French Republic during World War II. The same year, he expressed his enthusiasm for French democracy as an agreement between legislators and labour unions. He was re-elected in 1946, and focused again on national education, as well as maritime trade and the fishing industry. He voted for Léon Blum (1872–1950) as temporary President in 1946 and supported the government of Paul Ramadier (1888–1961) in 1947.
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