Raymond Guyot

Raymond Guyot was a French politician, leader of the French [Communist Party].

Biography

Guyot was born in Auxerre. He joined the PCF in 1921, and was elected a member of its Central Committee seven years later. From 1935 to 1943 he was a high-ranking member of the Presidium of the Communist [International for Youth] and was general secretary of the Executive Committee for a period.
He was a member of the Politbureau of the PCF from 1945 to 1972. He was also deputy to the National Assembly from 1937–40 and 1946–58, and was made a senator in 1959. He died in Paris, aged 82.