Pierre Célor was a member of the French Communist Party

French Communist Party

The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French...

 from 1923, becoming one of the four secretaries of its Central Committee in 1929, beside Maurice Thorez

Maurice Thorez

thumb|A Soviet stamp depicting Maurice Thorez.Maurice Thorez was a French politician and longtime leader of the French Communist Party from 1930 until his death. He also served as vice premier of France from 1946 to 1947....

 and Henri Barbé

Henri Barbé

-Life:A metallurgical worker, at 15 he joined the Young Socialists. Attending the Third International, he naturally opted for the Communist Party, at the split of the Congress of Tours.In 1926, he was promoted to secretary general of the Young Communists....

. However, he fell into disgrace after the Comintern

Comintern

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 and in 1942 he joined the Parti populaire français

Parti Populaire Français

The Parti Populaire Français was a fascist political party led by Jacques Doriot before and during World War II...

 (PPF) of Jacques Doriot

Jacques Doriot

Jacques Doriot was a French politician prior to and during World War II. He began as a Communist but then turned Fascist.-Early life and politics:...

. After the Second World War he participated in the anti-Communist review Est&Ouest and became close to traditional Catholics.

Sources

• Philippe Robrieux, Histoire intérieure du parti communiste, T1 et T4, Fayard, Paris.