Marc Morial
| Marc H. Morial | |
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| 59th Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana | |
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In office May 2, 1994 – May 6, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Sidney Barthelemy |
| Succeeded by | Ray Nagin |
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In office 1992–1994 |
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| Preceded by | Ben Bagert |
| Succeeded by | Paulette Irons |
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January 3, 1958 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Miller |
| Profession | President & CEO, National Urban League |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Marc Haydel Morial /ˌmɔːriˈæl/ (born January 3, 1958) is an American political and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League. Morial served as mayor of New Orleans, from 1994 to 2002. He is married to Michelle Miller, who has won awards as a CBS News Correspondent.
Marc Morial grew up in the Seventh Ward in New Orleans. He is the son of New Orleans' first African-American mayor, Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial, and teacher Sybil (Haydel) Morial. He is the second of five children. Morial graduated from Jesuit High School in 1976, then received a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1980. Morial joined Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Morial then earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1983 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Morial opened a private law practice in New Orleans. He also served as a board member for the Louisiana American Civil Liberties Union from 1986 to 1988.
After an unsuccessful run for Congress in 1990, in which he came in second place and was defeated in a runoff by Bill Jefferson, Morial ran for the Louisiana State Senate in 1992. He won and served until 1994.
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