is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...

 elected in the 2009 European election

European Parliament election, 2009 (France)

European elections to elect 72 French Members of the European Parliament were held on Sunday 7 June 2009.Due to the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007, the number of seats allocated to France was revised from 78 seats to 72 seats, a loss of 6 seats...

 for the South-East France

South-East France (European Parliament constituency)

In European elections, South-East France is a constituency of the European Parliament. It consists of the regions of Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Rhône-Alpes.-2009:-2004:-External links:* *...

 constituency.

Guillaume joined the Socialist Party

Socialist Party (France)

The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...

 (PS) in 1988 in the Rhône. She is a regional councillor in the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council

Rhône-Alpes Regional Council

The Rhône-Alpes Regional Council is the Conseil régional of Rhône-Alpes Regional Council . It is chaired by Jean-Jack Queyranne . It includes 157 members.-By party:-2004:-1998:-1992:-1986:-Past Presidents:...

, and a Lyon

Lyon

Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

 municipal councillor.

In the 2009 European elections, she was the second candidate on the PS list in the South-East region, and was elected to the European Parliament

European Parliament

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