Catherine Trautmann | |
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| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 4 June 1997 – 27 March 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
| Preceded by | Philippe Douste-Blazy |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Tasca |
| Mayor of Strasbourg | |
| In office 25 June 2000 – 19 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Roland Ries |
| Succeeded by | Fabienne Keller |
| In office 24 March 1989 – 25 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Marcel Rudloff |
| Succeeded by | Roland Ries |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1951 Strasbourg, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Strasbourg |
Catherine Trautmann (born 15 January 1951 in Strasbourg) is a French politician for the French Socialist Party. She served as Minister of Culture of France in the Lionel Jospin cabinet 1997–2000 and was a Member of the European Parliament 1989–1997 and 2004–2014.[1][2]
She studied in Strasbourg, obtaining a master's degree in Protestant theology at the Protestant theological faculty of the University of Strasbourg. She is also a specialist on Coptic language and literature.
She was elected as the first female mayor of Strasbourg in 1989, re-elected in 1995, then defeated in 2001.
In the EP she sat on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and was a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education and also a member of the Delegation for relations with Canada.[when?] She was elected from the constituency of East France.[2]
