# Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier

_French communist politician, photojournalist and member of the French Resistance (1912-1996)_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/people/marie-claude-vaillant-couturier
Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier was a French Resistance member in World War II as well as a photojournalist, deported to Auschwitz in 1943. She survived the war and became a Communist politician, elected to Parliament under the Fourth and Fifth Republic.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 November 1912 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P19))
- **Died:** 11 December 1996 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P570))
- **Place of death:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P27))
- **Occupation:** photojournalist; journalist; photographer; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P106))
- **Political party:** French Communist Party (since 1946) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P102))
- **Education:** Collège Sévigné ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P69))
- **Spouse:** Paul Vaillant-Couturier; Pierre Villon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P26))
- **Positions held:** president (1990–1996); member of the French National Assembly (3 April 1967 – 30 May 1968); member of the French National Assembly (5 May 1963 – 2 April 1967); Member of parliament for the Seine (19 January 1956 – 5 December 1958); Member of parliament for the Seine (5 July 1951 – 1 December 1955); Member of parliament for the Seine (28 November 1946 – 4 July 1951); Member of parliament for the Seine (11 June 1946 – 27 November 1946); Member of parliament for the Seine (6 November 1945 – 10 June 1946) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P39))
- **Awards:** Commander of the Legion of Honour; Knight of the Legion of Honour ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267#P166))

## Questions

**When was Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier born?**  
Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier was born on 3 November 1912 in Paris.

**What positions has Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier held?**  
Positions held by Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier include: president (1990–1996); member of the French National Assembly (1967–1968); member of the French National Assembly (1963–1967); Member of parliament for the Seine (1956–1958); Member of parliament for the Seine (1951–1955).

**Where did Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier study?**  
Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier was educated at Collège Sévigné.

## Related

- [Hosni Mubarak](https://diginpl.com/people/hosni-mubarak)
- [Gamal Abdel Nasser](https://diginpl.com/people/gamal-abdel-nasser)
- [Mohamed Morsi](https://diginpl.com/people/mohamed-morsi)
- [Mohamed Naguib](https://diginpl.com/people/mohamed-naguib)
- [Abdul Rahman Arif](https://diginpl.com/people/abdul-rahman-arif)
- [Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i](https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-najib-ar-ruba-i)
- [Claude Goasguen](https://diginpl.com/people/claude-goasguen)
- [Victor Sévère](https://diginpl.com/people/victor-severe)
- [Maurice Druon](https://diginpl.com/people/maurice-druon)
- [Édouard Herriot](https://diginpl.com/people/edouard-herriot)
- [Élisabeth Guigou](https://diginpl.com/people/elisabeth-guigou)
- [Pierre Frogier](https://diginpl.com/people/pierre-frogier)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Claude_Vaillant-Couturier) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q274267](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274267) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier.jpg by Magazine Regards (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marie-Claude_Vaillant-Couturier.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier.jpg — Magazine Regards, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/marie-claude-vaillant-couturier. Retrieved 10 November 2026.