André Le Troquer

André Le Troquer (27 October 1884 – 11 November 1963)[1] was a French politician and socialist lawyer.

In his capacity as president of the National Assembly, he played an important role throughout the events of May–June 1958 that marked the return of General de Gaulle to power.

He read René Coty's message announcing that he had "appealed to the most renowned of the French" and presided over the sittings from the first to the third of June 1958 (inauguration of de Gaulle and powers to refine the new constitution).

Defeated in the legislative elections of November 1958, he left politics in 1960 but not without having called for a "no" vote on the referendum of 8 January 1961 about Algeria.

He was decorated with the Croix de guerre for his participation in World War I where he was injured, resulting in the amputation of his right arm.