Adeline Hazan (born 21 January 1956 in

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) is a

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of the

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(PS) who served as a

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for the

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of France from 1999 to 2008, and

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from March 2008 to April 2014. Since 2022, Hazan has served as the president of the

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Early life and education

* Master's degree in private law * Diploma, Paris Institute of Criminology (1976) * National College for Judicial Officials (nomination in 1980)

Political career

Early beginnings

Hazan joined the Socialist Party in 1992 and

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's campaign team ahead of the 1995 presidential election.

Member of the European Parliament, 1999–2008

As part of the

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, Hazan served on the

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. In this capacity, she was the parliament's

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on the introduction of the

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. Hazan was also a substitute for the

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, a member of the delegation for relations with the

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countries, a member of the delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the

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countries and the

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Mayor of Reims, 2008–2014

Hazan was elected mayor of

in the 2008 local elections thanks to the lack of unity of right parties. She competed against former minister

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. Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2008 convention in Reims, Hazan publicly endorsed

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as candidate to succeed

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at the party's leadership. Since the convention, she has had the nickname of "La Bonne" (the Maid) after Aubry's phrase at the 2008 Reims Congress of the Socialist Party: "T'aurais pu faire le ménage Adeline" ("Adeline, you should have cleaned the house", after seeing a spider on her desk during her candidacy speech.) Hazan was not re-elected in the

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, when she obtained only 42.75% of votes of citizens; consequently, her Republican competitor,

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became mayor of Reims in April 2014.

Life after politics

Following an appointment by

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, Hazan served as independent

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on the situation in France's prisons from 2014 to 2020.Brian Love (26 January 2018)
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''.

Recognition

Hazan was a finalist for the 2010

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prize.

Other activities

* Judge for the implementation of sentences, Châlons-sur-Marne (1980) * Children's judge,

Nanterre Nanterre (; ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807. The eastern part of Nanterre, b ...

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

Municipal Council (since 2001) * Member of the Champagne-Ardenne Regional Council (1998–2001)

References

External links

Official website

European Parliament biography

Declaration of financial interests

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