Pierre Semard

Pierre Semard
Pierre Semard in a portrait published from the report of the 8th Congress of the PCF. January, 1936
Secretary General of the Communist Party of France
In office July 8, 1924 – April 8, 1929
Preceded by	Louis Sellier
Succeeded by	Collective leadership
Personal details
Born	(1887-02-15)February 15, 1887 Bragny-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France
Died	7 March 1942(1942-03-07) (aged 55) Évreux, Eure, France
Political party	Communist Party of France French Section of the Workers' International (1916-1922)
Occupation	Politician

Pierre Semard (15 February 1887 – 7 March 1942) was a trade unionist, secretary general of the federation of railway-workers and leader of the French Communist Party (acting as its secretary general from 1924 to 1928). He was shot in prison by the Nazi occupiers in 1942, and is buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. He was key figure in the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and a trade unionist in the Confédération générale du travail unitaire (CGTU) and Confédération générale du travail (CGT).