Georges André-Fribourg

Born in Bourmont (Haute-Marne) on November 20, 1887, died in Paris on September 27, 1948. Member of Parliament for the Ain from 1919 to 1928 and from 1932 to 1936.

Son of Lucien Fribourg, receiver of the registration, André-Fribourg had a brilliant secondary and higher education, became an agrégé at the University and then began his career as a history teacher in secondary schools in the provinces and Paris, a career interrupted by the 1914 war during which he distinguished himself as a simple 2nd class soldier. Seriously wounded at the Eparges, while performing approach work in front of the front line, he was decorated with the Military Medal and the Croix de Guerre.

In 1919 he was elected in the general elections of November 16 on the list of combatants and economic interest of the department of Ain. This list, supported by Alexandre Bérard, came first and obtained 4 seats out of the 6 to be filled.

Registered in the Republican and Social Action group, André-Fribourg became a listened member of the Foreign Affairs and Education Commissions. He tabled a bill to introduce a six-year term of office for deputies, with a third of the seats being renewed every two years (1924), was the rapporteur of the resolution inviting the government to save the Château de Vizille from destruction (1924), took part in the discussion of the law on the restoration of the Embassy of the Republic to the Holy See (1920) and intervened in the discussion of questions on the government's foreign policy (1920, 1924).

Re-elected in the general elections of May 11, 1924, with the highest number of votes on the list of the left-wing cartel, he joined the radical and radical-socialist group and was appointed vice-president of the Education Commission. Worried about the financial situation, he tabled various bills for the institution of a patriotic contribution (1925). He took part in the questioning of the lawsuits against the newspapers La Liberté and L'éclair (1924), was interested in tax evasion (1926), electoral reform (1926), school construction and prisoners of war (1927).

In 1926 he became a member of the Board of Directors of the Caisse nationale des monuments historiques. He was also one of the founders in the Chamber of the Taxpayer's Defense Group whose aim was the search for tax justice and economy (1927). André-Fribourg was however defeated in the 1928 general elections in the Bourg district by Mr. de Monicault when the district elections were returned.

Re-elected in the general elections of May 1 and 8, 1932 in the district of Trévoux in the second round of voting, he was again a member of the Foreign Affairs Commission, of which he became vice-president. He intervened several times in the discussion of questions relating to the events in Saarland (1933, 1934), proposed to centralize the services and credits relating to broadcasting and cinema in the Presidency of the Council (1936), and spoke during the discussion of the finance law for the 1933 financial year about the concealment and inadequacies of tax returns.

He did not stand for re-election in 1936 and retired from political life. He died at his home in Paris on 27 September 1948.