James Marson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as Mayor of La Courneuve from 1973 to 1996.
Served as Senator for Seine-Saint-Denis between 1975 and 1986.
Member of the French Communist Party.
Began his career at age 23 working for what later became Alstom.
Joined the French General Confederation of Labour.

Biography

James Marson (1926-2017) was a French politician born in Villecresnes. He began his professional life at the age of 23, working for a company that later became Alstom. During this early period, he joined the French General Confederation of Labour.

Marson later moved to Babcock & Wilcox and became a member of the French Communist Party. From 1964 to 1969, he managed several party academies in Seine-Saint-Denis.