Background
CONTE, Arthur was born on March 31, 1920 in Salses, Pyrenees-Orientales. Son of Pierre Conte and Marie-Therese Parazols.
CONTE, Arthur was born on March 31, 1920 in Salses, Pyrenees-Orientales. Son of Pierre Conte and Marie-Therese Parazols.
Montpellier University.
Leader writer, Independant de Perpignan 1945. Later worked for Paris Match. Subsequently leader-writer for Les Informations and contributor to Le Figaro, Historia, Les Nouvelles Litteraires.
Secretary Socialist Party Federation for Pyrenees-Orientales.
Deputy to National Assembly 1951-1962, 1968-1972. Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce 1957.
Mayor of Salses 1947-1972. Delegate to Assembly of Council of Europe 1956-1962.
President Western European Union Assembly 1961-1962.
Chair, and Director-General ORTF 1972-1973.
Married Colette Lacassagne in 1951.