Catherine Trautmann

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Catherine Trautmann
Minister of Culture
In office 4 June 1997 – 27 March 2000
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Government	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
Spokesperson of the Government
In office 4 June 1997 – 30 March 1998
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Government	Jospin
Preceded by	Alain Lamassoure
Succeeded by	Daniel Vaillant
Secretary of State for the Elderly and Disabled people
President	François Mitterrand
Prime Minister	Michel Rocard
Minister	Michel Delebarre
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Théo Braun (Elderly) Michel Gillibert (Disabled people)
Member of the European Parliament
In office 20 July 2004 – 30 June 2014
Election	13 June 2004 7 June 2009
Parliament	6th and 7th
Parliamentary group	ESP (2004-2009) S&D (2009-2014)
Constituency	East France
In office 25 July 1989 – 5 June 1997
Election	15 June 1989 12 June 1994
Parliament	3rd and 4th
Parliamentary group	ESP
Constituency	France
Member of th National Assembly
In office 12 June 1997 – 4 July 1997
Election	1st June 1997
National Assembly	11th (Fifth Republic)
Preceded by	Harry Lapp
Succeeded by	Armand Jung
Parliamentary group	SOC
Constituency	Bas-Rhin's 1st
In office 2 April 1986 – 14 May 1988
Election	16 May 1986
National Assembly	8th (Fifth Republic)
Preceded by	Proportional vote by Department
Succeeded by	Proportional vote by Department
Parliamentary group	SOC
Constituency	Bas-Rhin
Personal details
Born	(1951-01-15) 15 January 1951 (age 73) 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]