Claude Gewerc

Claude Gewerc
Gewerc in 2009
President of the Regional Council of Picardy
In office 28 March 2004 – 31 December 2015
Preceded by	Charles Baur
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Mayor of Clermont, Oise
In office November 2001 – May 2004
Preceded by	André Vantomme
Succeeded by	Lionnel Ollivier
Personal details
Born	Claude Gewerc (1947-06-21)21 June 1947 Bergen-Belsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Died	7 October 2024(2024-10-07) (aged 77) Clermont, Oise, France
Political party	Socialist Party (1977–2015)

Claude Gewerc (French pronunciation: [klod ʒevɛʁk]; 21 June 1947 – 7 October 2024) was a German-born French politician who served as President of the regional council of Picardy.^[1][2]

Political career

In March 1998, Gewerc was elected to the Regional Council of Picardy to represent the Oise, and was leader of the Socialist group in the regional council from 1998 to 2004, at which date he defeated the incumbent UDF administration to become Regional president. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Mayor of Clermont, Oise.

In the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Gewerc endorsed Martine Aubry as the party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election.^[3]

In December 2015, Gewerc left the Socialist Party.^[4] Thereafter, he ceased involvement in politics.^[5]

Death

Gewerc died on 7 October 2024 in Clermont, Oise at the age of 77.^[6]

References

1. "Le socialiste Claude Gewerc réélu à la tête de la Picardie". Le Point (in French). 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
2. Graziella Riou Harchaoui; Philipe Pascot (27 February 2014). Délits d'élus: 400 politiques aux prises avec la justice - Document. Max Milo Editions. p. 222. ISBN 978-2-315-00544-4.
3. Estelle Gross (6 July 2011), Primaire : qui soutient qui au PS ? L'Obs.
4. "Claude Gewerc, président sortant du conseil régional de Picardie, quitte le PS". Le Monde. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
5. "La nouvelle vie de Claude Gewerc, ancien président de la Picardie". Le Parisien. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
6. "Claude Gewerc, l'ancien président de la Région Picardie, est décédé". Courrier Picard (in French). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.