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From left: Bernard Quesson, Claude-Gérard Marcus, Alain Juppé, and Jacques Chirac in 1988
Member of the French National Assembly for Paris's 8th constituency
In office 11 July 1968 – 1 April 1986
Preceded by	Jean-Charles Leppidi
Succeeded by	position abolished, constituencies redrawn
Mayor of the 10th arrondissement of Paris
In office 13 March 1983 – 19 March 1989
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Claude Challal
Member of the French National Assembly for Paris
In office 2 April 1986 – 14 May 1988
Member of the French National Assembly for Paris's 5th constituency
In office 14 May 1988 – 21 April 1997
Preceded by	position established, constituencies redrawn
Succeeded by	Tony Dreyfus
Personal details
Born	24 August 1933 Paris, France
Died	24 July 2020(2020-07-24) (aged 86)
Political party	UDR RPR

Claude-Gérard Marcus (24 August 1933 – 24 July 2020) was a French politician.

Biography

Marcus was born in 1933 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. He was the son of Paul Marcus, a doctor and art dealer. He was able to escape the roundups by Nazi Germany during World War II. In addition to his political career, he chaired the Musée d'Art Juif and helped establish the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme, of which he was the President until 2001. He subsequently became Honorary President. He also co-chaired the Association Nationale Judaïsme et Liberté.

Claude-Gérard Marcus died on 24 July 2020 at the age of 86.

Distinctions

• Officer of the Legion of Honour