Gaston Vidal

Gaston Vidal
Gaston Vidal in 1917, Captain of 30th battalion of Chasseurs
French parliamentary deputy 1919 - 1924
Government : French Third Republic
Personal details
Born	18 October 1888 Saint-Étienne (Loire )
Died	March 14, 1949 Paris
Nationality	French
Political party	PRS
Residence	Allier
Profession	Politician

Gaston Vidal was a French politician and sports leader, born on 18 October 1888 at Saint-Étienne (Loire) and died on March 14, 1949 in Paris .

Career

Vidal began his professional career as a teacher at a primary school of Moulins. In 1914, he joined the Chasseurs Alpins & he was promoted to the rank of Captain because of his brilliant talent. In 1919, he was elected as municipal councilor at Vichy. Later he became general counsel of Moulins-East from 1919 to 1925 and deputy Republican Socialist Allier for 1919-1924, member of the military commissions and military pensions.
Gaston Vidal also became undersecretary of State for Technical Education from 17 January 1921 to 29 March 1924 when Aristide Briand and Raymond Poincaré were Prime Ministers of France. He later became general councilor of Vichy from 1927 to 1928.

Sports

Gaston Vidal chaired the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA). After First World War, he created single-sport federations for football, rugby, swimming, and field hockey. He was also a member of the Comité national des sports (CNS); he took a decisive role alongside Frantz Reichel in preparing the Paris Olympics in 1924. Vidal was succeeded by Justinian Clary in the Comité national des sports (CNS) from 1925 to 1931.