- Jean-Claude Gaudin
Jean-Claude Gaudin (born
October 8 ,1939 [ [http://www.senat.fr/senfic/gaudin_jean_claude89029v.html CV at Senate website] fr icon.] ) is a French politician. He has been Mayor ofMarseille since 1995 and Vice-President of the Senate since 1998; additionally, he has been Vice-President of theUnion for a Popular Movement (UMP) since 2002.Early life
Gaudin was born in Mazargues, in southern Marseille. In 1965, he served a brief time in military service, and after graduating university, he became a professor of
history andgeography for 15 years at Saint-Joseph College in Marseille. He was elected on the list ofcentrist andsocialist politicians known as the “Removes iron-Rastoin” against theDe Gaulle partyUNR . He was subsequently elected in a local election and became one of the youngest members of the town council of Marseille. He was re-elected again in 1971.National Assembly
In 1974, he took part in the presidential campaign of
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing . In 1978, he won his first election for theFrench National Assembly as the candidate in the 2nd district of the Rhône delta. He beat the outgoing socialist deputy,Charles-Emile Loo , with 53.7% of the votes cast. In June 1981, he won reelection. He then became president of the UDF group to the French National Assembly.In 1986, he was given the responsibility for the executive of Provence the Alps Rivieras. On
April 25 1986 , he became president of the first regional council ofProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur elected by direct vote. In 1988, after the dissolution of the French National Assembly, he was again re-elected, for the 4th time, deputy of the Rhone delta for 2nd district of Marseilles, with 60.63% of the votes cast. His presidency of the UDF Group to the French National Assembly was also renewed.enate
In September 1989, he was a candidate for the senatorial elections and won the district. In 1992, the renewal of the regional council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur enlisted much media interest. He then had to face the growing power of
Jean-Marie Le Pen and the Front National. At the end of a violent and difficult campaign, he carried the vote again, beatingBernard Tapie and Jean-Marie Le Pen. He was also re-elected president of the regional council onMarch 27 1992 .Mayor of Marseille
In 1983, Gaudin tried to unseat
Gaston Defferre as Mayor of Marseilles, and lost for a handful of votes. In 1989, he was expected to win against Defferre's successor Robert-Paul Vigouroux, but lost again. In 1995, Gaudin stood for the post of Mayor along with maintaining his position as asenator . He won with an absolute majority of 55 City council men out of 101 and was installed as Mayor of Marseilles onJune 25 ,1995 . OnNovember 7 ,1995 , on a proposal fromAlain Juppé , the President of the RepublicJacques Chirac named Jean-Claude GaudinMinister for Integration and City and Regional Planning . OnJuly 14 ,1997 , he was made Chevalier of theLégion d'honneur .On
October 6 ,1998 , he became Vice-President of the Senate. He was re-elected Mayor of Marseilles again onMarch 25 ,2001 as well asMarch 16 ,2008 , and president of the Urban Community Marseilles Provence Métropole onApril 11 . OnOctober 3 ,2001 , Jean-Claude Gaudin was re-elected as Vice-President of the Senate for a second time. In 2004, he was re-elected for a third time as Vice-President of the Senate.In 2004, Gaudin was interim president of the UMP after
Alain Juppé stepped down and beforeNicolas Sarkozy was elected.References
External links
* [http://www.jeanclaudegaudin.net/ Official Website]
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