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]

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Catherine Trautmann
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	(1951-01-15) 15 January 1951 (age 73) Strasbourg, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	University of Strasbourg

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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]

• Master's degree in Protestant theology (1975)
• Member of the Socialist Party national council (1977)
• Member of the Socialist Party national bureau (2000)
• Member of the national bureau of the National Federation of Socialist and Republican Elected Representatives
• Member of Strasbourg Municipal Council (1983)
• Mayor of Strasbourg and Chairwoman of the Strasbourg Urban Community Council (1989–1997 and 2000–2001)
• Member of Strasbourg City Council and Member of the Strasbourg Urban Community Council (since 2001)
• Member of the National Assembly (1986–1988)
• State Secretary for the Elderly and Disabled (1988)
• Minister for Culture and Communications (1997–2000)
• Member of the European Parliament (1989–1997)
• Council of Europe (1987–1988)
• Chairwoman of the Interdepartmental Task Force on Drug addiction (1988–1990)
• Commissioner-General for the Expo International 2004 (2000–2002) (cancelled in 2003^[3])