Adeline Hazan

Adeline Hazan (born 21 January 1956 in Paris) is a French politician, Member of the European Parliament for the east of France, and mayor of Reims since March 2008.

She is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

She is also a substitute for the Committee on Legal Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries, a member of the delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union.

She was elected mayor of Reims in March 2008. She competed against former minister Catherine Vautrin.

Career

* Master's degree in private law
* Diploma, Institute of Criminology (1976)
* National College for Judicial Officials (nomination in 1980)
* Judge for the implementation of sentences, Châlons-sur-Marne (1980)
* Children's judge, Nanterre High Court (1983) and Paris High Court (1995)
* Adviser to the Minister for Employment and Solidarity (1997-1999)
* President of the Judiciary Association (1986-1989)
* Socialist Party national secretary responsible for social issues (since 1995)
* Member of the Reims Municipal Council (since 2001)
* Member of the Champagne-Ardenne Regional Council (1998-2001)
* Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)

External links

* [http://www.adelinehazan.net/ Official website] (in French)
* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/whos_mep.data?ilg=EN&iucd=4299 European Parliament biography]
* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6-dif/4299_07-07-2004.PDF Declaration of financial interests] (in French; PDF file)