André Kieffer

André Jean Kieffer (22 May 1903 – 5 June 1984) was a French businessman and politician in Chad. For a decade, in years between World War II and Chadian independence, Kieffer was a notable and controversial figure in parliamentary politics in the territory. He was a member of the Chad Representative Council (1947–1952), the Chad Territorial Assembly (1952–1957) and the Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa (1947–1957). A staunch advocate for the interests of cotton growers, Kieffer was often viewed as a "one-man party".

Biography Kieffer was born in the Paris suburb of Saint-Mandé on 22 May 1903. Kieffer was elected to the Territorial Assembly.

He was re-elected to the Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa on 27 April 1952. The UDIT list got 19,483 votes. The UDIT list had strong backing in the Ouaddaï and Batha regions, and less so in Kanem, Chari-Baguirmi and Mayo-Kebbi regions.

Over time Kieffer's attacks on the assembly majority and the French administration became more fierce. He denounced the assembly president of being 'dictatorial'. He accused the administration of exerting political pressure on up-country officials and assembly members. After the elections, he was replaced on the board of the Cotton Support Fund by François Tombalbaye (PPT) and on the Administrative Council of by Alfred Pfirman (PPT).