Claude Gewerc | |
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President of the Regional Council of Picardy | |
In office 28 March 2004 – 31 December 2015 |
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Preceded by | Charles Baur |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Mayor of Clermont, Oise | |
In office November 2001 – May 2004 |
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Preceded by | André Vantomme |
Succeeded by | Lionnel Ollivier |
Personal details | |
Born |
Claude Gewerc 21 June 1947 Bergen-Belsen, Germany |
Political party | Socialist Party (1977-2015) |
Claude Gewerc (born 21 June 1947 in Bergen-Belsen, Germany) is a retired French politician, and President of the regional council of Picardy.
In March 1998, he 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 December 2015, Gewerc left the Socialist Party. Since then, he has not been involved in politics.