Catherine trusting man

Catherine trusting man (* 15. January 1951 in Strasbourg; born Argence) is a French politician and member of the European parliament in the social-democratic parliamentary group in the European parliament.

A study at the university for Protestant theology of Strasbourg with emphasis in religion history, languages and literature locks it with a Maîtrise .

political affecting national level

within portion the Socialiste Français (HP) belongs to Catherine trusting man since 1987 the national advice. From 1986 to 1988 it drew for the Département Bas Rhin into the national assembly . During this time it is beside it member of the French delegation at the Council of Europe. In the year 1988 she finally appoints Michel Rocard the state secretary for older ones and handicapped fellow citizens. When Catherine trusting man receives 1997 again an electoral mandate, she is appointed as a minister for culture into the government and besides press spokeswoman of the government (until 1998). However she does not succeed in out-stepping from the shade of its predecessor Jack long and during a change in the cabinet in the year 2000 leave them the office Catherine Tasca.

political working in Strasbourg

you occurs HP for the remechanism of a streetcar with the local elections 1989 as a representative, while its rival Marcel Rudloff expresses itself for a Metro. With its choice victory it comes to the realization of the project, which plays an important role with the revaluation of the townscape of Strasbourg. It occupies the post of the Bürgermeisterin of Strasbourg and chairman of the local authorities association from 1989 to 2001. After its re-election in June 1995 she consents to approve in Strasbourg a meeting of the right-wing extremist front national organize however parallel to an important Gegenkundgebung whose success brings it within the party acknowledgment on national level. When with the parliamentary elections 1997 the Gauche Plurielle carries the victory off, she changes as a culture minister into the national policy and leaves her functions on local level Roland Ries on the condition to take over these office business with their return again.

Actually however this refuses leaving it with the return of Catherine trusting man first with the support of Jean Claude Petitdemange the office business and tries to cause instead within the local party organization a change of the balance of power to its favour, in order to finally give way nevertheless. Jean Claude Petitdemange against it splits itself off the local Führungsriege. Due to these rivalries within the party it comes to a reputation loss HP in the favour of the Strassburger population, particularly since the relative success of the independent list of Jean Claude Petitdemange splits the voices of the left voters with the local elections 2001, about which the list union of UDF - RPR, which is stated by the duo Fabienne cellar and Robert Grossmann (in the meantime both UMP), profits. Thus it comes to a defeat of the socialist party and Catherine trusting man transfers the parliamentary group presidency in the opposition role.

European delegate

in June 2004 receives it a mandate for the European parliament and takes over thereby the follow-up of the Strassburger delegate Hélène Gillig (from 1989 to 1997).