Marc Émile Rucart | |
|---|---|
 Rucart in 1933 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 4 June 1936 – 21 June 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Léon Bérard |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Auriol |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 22 June 1937 – 10 March 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Henri Sellier |
| Succeeded by | Fernand Gentin |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 13 March 1938 – 8 April 1938 | |
| Preceded by | César Campinchi |
| Succeeded by | Paul Reynaud |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 10 April 1938 – 20 March 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Fernand Gentin |
| Succeeded by | Marcel Héraud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1893 Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Died | 23 January 1964 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Marc Émile Rucart (24 July 1893 – 23 January 1964) was a French journalist and Radical politician who was a deputy from 1928 to 1942. He alternated between the posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Health from 1936 to 1940. Although he was not pro-feminist he introduced changes that gave greater opportunity to women. He was anti-racist, and after the initial defeat of France in World War II he did not support the Vichy government, but participated in the National Council of the Resistance and then in the first Provisional Consultative Assembly . After the war he was a senator from 1947 to 1958.