Background
Marchais, Georges was born on June 7, 1920 in La Hoquette. Son of Rene and Germaine (Boscher) Marchais.
Marchais, Georges was born on June 7, 1920 in La Hoquette. Son of Rene and Germaine (Boscher) Marchais.
Metal worker, France, 1935-1951. Secretary Metal-workers Union, Issy-le-Moulineaux, 1946, Union des syndicats de travailleurs de la metallurgie de la Seine, 1953-1956. Member French Communist Party, 1947-1997, member Center Committee, 1956, Political Bureau, 1959, secretary Center Committee, 1961, deputy secretary-general, 1970, secretary-general, since 1972.
Deputy for Val-de-Marne, National Assembly, 1973, 78, 81, 86, 88. Member European Parliament, 1979-1989, candidate for president, 1981.
Author: Qu'est-ce que le parti communiste français, 1970, Le defi democratique, 1973, La politique du parti communiste français, 1974, Parlons franchement, 1977, L'espoir au present, 1980, Communistes et chretiens, communistes ou chretiens, 1977. Co-author: Les communistes et les paysans, 1972, Democratie, 1990.
Central Committee 1956, member Political Bureau 1959, Secretary On. Committee 1961, Deputy Secretary-General 1970, Secretary-General December since 1972. European Pari. 1979-1989.
Married 1st Paulette Noetinger in 1941 (divorced). Married 2nd Liliane Garcia Marchais.