Catherine Trautmann

Catherine Trautmann ( born January 15, 1951 in Strasbourg; Argence born ) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament. It belongs to the Group of the Party of European Socialists.

Study

Studying at the faculty of the University of Strasbourg II Evangelical Theological she graduated with a thesis in the field of Coptic religious history, language and literature from a master's degree.

Political action at the national level

Within the Parti Socialiste (PS ) Catherine Trautmann belonged since 1987 to the national council. From 1986 to 1988, she entered the National Assembly for the department of Bas- Rhin. During this time she was also a member of the French delegation to the Euro Europe. In 1988, she appointed Michel Rocard finally to the Secretary of State for the elderly and disabled citizens.

When Catherine Trautmann 1997, the new collection was achieved in the National Assembly, she was appointed as Minister of Culture in the Cabinet Jospin. Until 1998 it was also the spokesperson of government. However, it did not succeed, out of the shadow of her predecessor, Jack Lang, which is why the ministry was awarded to Catherine Tasca in the wake of a cabinet reshuffle in 2000.

Political action in Strasbourg

In the local elections in 1989, she joined as a representative of the PS for the re-establishment of a streetcar, while her rival Marcel Rudloff was in favor of Metro. With its election victory, it came to the realization of the project, which plays a significant role in the enhancement of the townscape of Strasbourg. The post of the Mayor of Strasbourg and chairman of the Association of Municipalities she held from 1989 to 2001.

After her re-election in June 1995, she agreed to authorize a meeting of right-wing Front National in Strasbourg, but organized in parallel, a significant counter- rally, the success of which earned her national recognition within the party. As in the 1997 parliamentary elections, the Gauche plurielle the victory was, she became Minister of Culture in national politics, leaving their functions at the local level Roland Ries on the condition to take on this official business when they return again.

But in fact he refused when returning from Catherine Trautmann, initially with the support of Jean -Claude Petitdemange to let her into office and instead tried within the local party organization to effect a change in the balance of power in its favor, to ultimately give way but. Jean -Claude Petitdemange other hand, turned away from the local leadership. As a result of these rivalries within the party took place in Strasbourg population to a loss of horsepower. The relatively good success of the independent list of Jean -Claude Petitdemange split the votes of the left voters in municipal elections in 2001, of which the list proposed by UDF -RPR, the (now both UMP) was led by the duo Fabienne Keller and Robert Grossmann benefited. This led to a defeat of the Socialist Party and Catherine Trautmann took over the group's presidency in opposition role.

MEP

In the European elections in 2004, she received a mandate to the European Parliament and assumed the succession of Strasbourg MEPs Hélène Gillig ( 1989-1997 ). In the European elections in France in 2009 was Catherine Trautmann top candidate of their party in the constituency Est.

For the period 2009 to 2014 she was re-elected and is a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Delegation for relations with the United States. As a deputy she is in the Budget Committee.