Claude Gewerc (; 21 June 1947 – 7 October 2024) was a German-born French politician who served as President of the regional council of

Picardy Picardy (; Picard language, Picard and , , ) is a historical and cultural territory and a former regions of France, administrative region located in northern France. The first mentions of this province date back to the Middle Ages: it gained it ...

Political career

In March 1998, Gewerc was elected to the Regional Council of Picardy to represent the

Oise Oise ( ; ; ) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 in 2019.< ...

, 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 Clermont () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Clermont-de-l'Oise station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil, and Paris. History Clermont was also known as Clermont-en-Beauvaisis or Clermont-de-l'Oise. The town is bui ...

. In the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Gewerc endorsed

Martine Aubry Martine Louise Marie Aubry (; née Delors; born 8 August 1950) is a French politician. She was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (''Parti Socialiste'', or PS) from November 2008 to April 2012, and has been the Mayor (France), M ...

as the party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election. In December 2015, Gewerc left the Socialist Party. Thereafter, he ceased involvement in politics.

Death

Gewerc died on 7 October 2024 in

at the age of 77.

References

1947 births 2024 deaths Presidents of the Regional Council of Picardy Jewish French politicians People from Celle (district) Socialist Party (France) politicians French people of Polish-Jewish descent {{France-politician-Socialist-stub