Biography
He participated to Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancour presidential campaign in 1965. Stirbois then was active in the Mouvement jeune révolution (MJR, solidarist). Along with Michel Collinot, he created in 1975 the Solidarist Union (Union solidariste).
In 1977, he joined Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front (founded in 1972), becoming its general secretary in 1981. Stirbois was part of the Solidarist group within the FN, and was an opponent of the neo-fascist factions within the party. Stirbois supported an aggressive anti-immigrant political position. As FN candidate for the 1983 municipal election in Dreux (Eure-et-Loir), he managed to obtain 16% of the votes at the first round, which was the first electoral breakthrough of the FN. For the second round, he merged his list with Jean Hieaux's list (Rally for the Republic, RPR), and became deputy mayor. Most of the RPR and UDF responsibles recognized this alliance between the right and the far-right, including Jacques Chirac himself.
Stirbois then managed to be elected MEP at the 1984 European election on Le Pen's FN list. In 1986, the proportional representation enabled him to enter the National Assembly as deputy of the Hauts-de-Seine.
Stirbois became a rival of Bruno Mégret during his rise inside the FN. Following a trip to New Caledonia, he died in a car-crash in 1988.
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