Maurice Thorez was a French politician and longtime leader of the French Communist Party (PCF) from 1930 until his death. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of France from 1946 to 1947.
Thorez in 1936
Popular Front leaders during a Bastille Day demonstration in Paris, 14 July 1936. On the tribune (front row, left to right): Thérèse Blum, Leon Blum, Thorez, Roger Salengro, Maurice Viollette and Pierre Cot.
Thorez (front row, third from right) as Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Paul Ramadier, 1947.
Soviet commemorative postage stamp featuring Thorez issued following his death.
The French Communist Party is a communist party in France. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit with The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL group.
PCF rallying for a Sixth Republic, 2012 in Paris