Georges Marchais

Background

Marchais, Georges was born on June 7, 1920 in La Hoquette. Son of Rene and Germaine (Boscher) Marchais.

Career

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.

Achievements

• Georges Marchais has been listed as a noteworthy Political organization leader by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Parlons franchement (French Edition)

    (224pages. in8. broché.)

  • Le defi democratique

    (in8. Broché.)

  • Le Defi Democratique
  • Democratie (French Edition)
  • Communistes et chretiens, communistes ou chretiens: Apres le 22e Congres du P.C.F (French Edition)
  • LE DEFI DEMOCRATIQUE

Membership

Central Committee 1956, member Political Bureau 1959, Secretary On. Committee 1961, Deputy Secretary-General 1970, Secretary-General December since 1972. European Parliament. 1979-1989.

Connections

Married 1st Paulette Noetinger in 1941 (divorced). Married 2nd Liliane Garcia Marchais.

Father:

Rene Marchais

Mother:

Germaine (Boscher) Marchais

Spouse:

Liliane Garcia

Spouse:

Paulette Noetinger