Fabienne Keller

Fabienne Keller ( born October 20, 1959 in Sélestat ) is a French politician.

Life

Keller studied at the École polytechnique and the " École Nationale du genie rural, des eaux et Forestry " and earned the title in Berkeley Master of Arts in Economics. Professionally, she worked in ministries and in banking.

1991 occurred in the basement of the UDF. From 1992 to 2001 she was a member of the General Council of the department of Bas- Rhin, from 1998 to 2004 Vice - President of the Regional Council of Alsace. In the European elections of 1999 she was a candidate on the list of UDF François Bayrou, 2002, she was briefly a member of the European Parliament. In the same year she joined the newly founded UMP. 2001 Keller as the successor of Catherine Trautmann Mayor of Strasbourg. In 2004 she was elected as a representative of Bas- Rhin in the French Senate. After the election was annulled by the Constitutional Council invalidated, she succeeded in the 2005 election made ​​necessary the re- entry into the Senate. In 2008, she lost in the Strasbourg municipal election against Roland Ries, since it is the opposition leader in the City Council.