Jean-Claude Gaudin
Jean-Claude Gaudin (8 October 1939 – 20 May 2024) was a French politician. He was a member of The Republicans. He was the Mayor of Marseille from 1995 to 2020.
Jean-Claude Gaudin | |
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 Gaudin in 2012 | |
| Vice President of the French Senate | |
| In office 8 October 2014 – 22 September 2017 | |
| President | Gérard Larcher |
| Succeeded by | Valérie Létard |
| In office 6 October 1998 – 28 March 2011 | |
| President | Christian Poncelet Gérard Larcher |
| Leader of Union for a Popular Movement in the Senate | |
| In office 8 March 2011 – 1 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gérard Longuet |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Retailleau |
| Member of the French Senate for Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| In office 1 October 1998 – 22 September 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Anne-Marie Bertrand |
| Mayor of Marseille | |
| In office 25 June 1995 – 4 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Vigouroux |
| Succeeded by | Michèle Rubirola |
| Minister of the City | |
| In office 7 November 1995 – 2 June 1997 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Prime Minister | Alain Juppé |
| Preceded by | Bernard Pons |
| Succeeded by | Dominique Voynet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1939 Marseille, France |
| Died | 20 May 2024 (aged 84) Saint-Zacharie, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | The Republicans (2015-present) |
| Other political affiliations | National Centre of Independents and Peasants (1965-1973) Independent Republicans (1973-1977) Republican Party (1977-1997) Union for French Democracy (1997-2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002-2015) |
He was a member of the National Assembly of France from Bouches-du-Rhône from 1978 to 1989 and has been a member of the French Senate from 1989 to 1995 and again from 1998.
He was the Vice President of the French Senate from 1998 to 2011 and again from 2014 to 2017.
Gaudin died on 20 May 2024 in home in Saint-Zacharie, France at the age of 84.[1]