Louis Vallon (12 August 1901 – 1 March 1981) was aFrenchpolitician. Initially a member of theSFIO and theFrench Socialist Party beforeWorld War II, he later became aleft-wing Gaullist, a founding member of theRally of the French People (RPF), theUDT, and theUDR. Vallon served as a deputy for the RPF from 1951 to 1955, for the UDT from 1962 to 1967, and finally for the UDR from 1968 to 1973.

Louis Vallon was a graduate of the prestigiousÉcole Polytechnique (class of 1921). He joined the Socialist youth movement and theSFIO in 1923, supportingPierre Renaudel. After running unsuccessfully as an SFIO candidate in the 1932 legislative elections, Vallon left the SFIO in 1933 to joinMarcel Déat'sFrench Socialist Party - Jean Jaurès Union. He co-authored the "Plan of 9 July 1934," which proposed national reform, uniting members from various political backgrounds.

In 1936, Vallon rejoined the SFIO and later aligned himself with thePopular Front. He was appointed director of social broadcasts forRadiodiffusion française byLéon Blum but became critical of the Front's economic policies.

Vallon served in theFrench Army during the German invasion of France in 1940 and later joined theFrench Resistance. In London, he became head of the political section of theBureau Central de Renseignements et d’Action (BCRA). He was also a founder of theCommandos de France, a Resistance military unit.

After the war, Vallon served as deputy director inCharles de Gaulle's cabinet and held various administrative roles. He joined the RPF in 1947, becoming its regional delegate and later its national secretary for social action.

Vallon was elected to theNational Assembly in 1951 as a deputy for theRally of the French People (RPF). After the RPF's dissolution, he sat as an independent. He re-entered the Assembly in 1962 under theUNR-UDT coalition and was known for his progressive economic policies, notably his support for worker participation in corporate profits.

He proposed the "Vallon Amendment," a key element of theprofit-sharing reforms under de Gaulle's government.^[1]

As aleft-wing Gaullist, Vallon sought to transcend class struggle throughworker participation in the economy. He opposedGeorges Pompidou's conservatism and supportedFrançois Mitterrand in the 1974^[1] and 1981 presidential elections, arguing that left-wing principles aligned with the true spirit of Gaullism.

Vallon marriedSuzanne Braun, a Jewishophthalmologist. DuringVichy France, Vallon remarried her to protect her from racial laws.

• Socialisme expérimental (1936).^[1]
• Salaires et Niveaux de vie (1938)
• L’Histoire s’avance masquée (1957)
• La France fait ses comptes (1959)
• L'anti-de Gaulle (1969)