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
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	(1939-10-08)8 October 1939 Marseille, France
Died	20 May 2024(2024-05-20) (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]

References

1. "INFO FRANCE BLEU - Mort de Jean-Claude Gaudin, maire de Marseille pendant 25 ans - France Bleu" (in French). 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-20.