| Gérard Leclerc | |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Death Place: | Lavau-sur-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, France |
| Education: | Lycée Lakanal |
| Alma Mater: | University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Sciences Po |
| Occupation: | Journalist columnist |
| Television: | France Télévisions CNews |
Gérard Leclerc (2 September 1951 – 15 August 2023) was a French journalist.[1]
Gérard Leclerc was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 2 September 1951, as the son of Paul Leclerc and Ghislaine Théry. He earned his Baccalauréat at the Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux followed by studies at University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Sciences Po. His half-brother is the singer Julien Clerc.
Leclerc was married to Julie Leclerc in 1981 and had twins and one daughter. On 15 August 2023, he was travelling to attend a concert by his half-brother Julien Clerc in La Baule when his airplane crashed into water in Lavau-sur-Loire. He and Michelle Monory, the daughter of former president of the French Senate René Monory, plus one other person, were killed. He was 71.