Marc Morial

Marc Morial
59th Mayor of New Orleans
In office
May 2, 1994 – May 6, 2002
Preceded bySidney Barthelemy
Succeeded byRay Nagin
59th President of the United States Conference of Mayors
In office
2001–2002
Preceded byBrent Coles
Succeeded byThomas Menino
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 4th district
In office
1992–1994
Preceded byBen Bagert
Succeeded byPaulette Irons
Personal details
Born
Marc Haydel Morial

New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMichelle Miller
Parent(s)Ernest Morial
Sybil Haydel
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Marc Haydel Morial /ˌmɔːriˈæl/ (born ca. 1959) is an American political and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League. Morial served as Mayor of New Orleans from 1994 to 2002 [1] as the city's youngest Mayor,[2] President of the United States Conference of Mayors in 2001, and as a Louisiana State Senator from 1992 to 1994.[3]

Morial was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1980 and receiving his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1983,[4] he began his career as a lawyer in New Orleans and in 1985 he established a private law practice there.

In 2021, Harvard University published a case study, profiling Morial, called "Embracing the Uphill Struggle: Marc Morial’s Quest for Corporate Diversity".

  1. ^ Gordon, Ed (September 1, 2005). "Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial". NPR. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Sutton, Will (May 4, 2020). "Marc Morial weaves leadership lessons into the story of his life in book 'Gumbo Coalition'". NOLA.com.
  3. ^ "Morial, Marc H. (1958-) | Amistad Research Center". amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Marc Morial". www.theleagueonline.org. Retrieved September 28, 2023.