List of senators of Bas-Rhin
Following is a list of senators of Bas-Rhin, people who have represented the department of Bas-Rhin in the Senate of France. Bas-Rhin was annexed by Germany in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War, and was returned to France in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles. Therefore the first senators of Bas-Rhin took their seats in 1920.
Third Republic[edit]
Senators for Bas-Rhin under the French Third Republic were:[1]
| In office | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–1927 | Nicolas Delsor | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | Former member of the German Reichstag |
| 1920–1935 | Michel Diebolt-Weber | Démocrate | |
| 1920–1935 | Frédéric Eccard | Démocrate | |
| 1920–1927 | Émile Taufflieb | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | |
| 1920–1928 | Lazare Weiller | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | Former deputy of Charente, father of Paul-Louis Weiller. |
| 1927–1940 | Hubert d'Andlau de Hombourg | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | |
| 1927–1940 | Jean de Leusse | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | |
| 1927–1940 | Eugène Muller | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | Former deputy |
| 1935–1940 | Joseph Sigrist | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | Elected deputy in 1946 |
| 1935–1940 | Jean-Jacques Urban | Démocrate |
Fourth Republic[edit]
Senators for Bas-Rhin under the French Fourth Republic were:[2]
| In office | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–1948 | Alfred Wehrung | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | |
| 1946–1952 | Alfred Westphal | Rally of the French People (RPF) | |
| 1946–1947 | Alfred Oberkirch | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | Died in office 5 January 1947 |
| 1947–1950 | Albert Ehm | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | Resigned 20 January 1950 |
| 1948–1959 | Robert Hoeffel | Rally of the French People (RPF) | |
| 1948–1958 | René Radius | Rally of the French People (RPF) | |
| 1950–1952 | Alfred Wehrung | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | |
| 1952–1958 | Ernest Koessler | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | |
| 1952–1959 | Paul Wach | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | Reelected in 5th Republic |
| 1958–1959 | Jean-Philippe Bapst | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) |
Fifth Republic[edit]
Senators for Bas-Rhin under the French Fifth Republic:[3][4]
| In office | Name | Party or group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–1968 | Louis Jung | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | |
| Michel Kauffmann | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | ||
| Michel Kistler | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | ||
| Paul Wach | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | ||
| 1968–1977 | Louis Jung | Centrist Union of Democrats for Progress (UCDP) | |
| Michel Kauffmann | Centrist Union of Democrats for Progress (UCDP) | ||
| Alfred Kieffer | Centrist Union of Democrats for Progress (UCDP) | ||
| Michel Kistler | Centrist Union of Democrats for Progress (UCDP) | ||
| 1977–1986 | Daniel Hoeffel | Union for French Democracy (UDF) | Resigned 5 May 1978 (named to cabinet) Returned to senate 27 September 1981 |
| Jean-Paul Hammann | Rally for the Republic (RPR) | Resigned 28 July 1981 | |
| Louis Jung | Centrist Union of Democrats for Progress (UCDP) Union for French Democracy (UDF) |
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| Paul Kauss | Rally for the Republic (RPR) | ||
| Marcel Rudloff | UC – Union for French Democracy (UDF) | ||
| 1986–1995 | Daniel Hoeffel | Union for French Democracy (UDF) | Resigned 29 April 1993 (named to cabinet) |
| Jean-Paul Hammann | Rally for the Republic (RPR) | From 30 April 1993 in place of Daniel Hoeffel | |
| Paul Kauss | Rally for the Republic (RPR) | Died in 1991 | |
| Joseph Ostermann | Rally for the Republic (RPR) | from 4 November 1991 in place of Paul Kauss | |
| Louis Jung | UC – Union for French Democracy (UDF) | ||
| Philippe Richert | Groupe Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | Elected 27 September 1992 | |
| Marcel Rudloff | UC – Union for French Democracy (UDF) | Resigned 5 March 1992 (Named to constitutional council) | |
| André Traband | Union Centriste – Union for French Democracy (UDF) | From 6 March 1992 in place of Marcel Rudloff | |
| 1995–2004 | Philippe Richert | Groupe Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | |
| Daniel Hoeffel | Union for French Democracy (UDF) then Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) |
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| Joseph Ostermann | Rally for the Republic (RPR) then Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) |
Election annulled 16 December 1995. Reelected 11 February 1996 | |
| Francis Grignon | Groupe Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | ||
| 2004–2014 | Philippe Richert | Groupe Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | Resigned 15 December 2010 (named to cabinet) |
| André Reichardt | Groupe Les Républicains | Replaced Philippe Richert 15 December 2010 | |
| Fabienne Keller | Groupe Les Républicains | Election annulled 26 November 2004. Reelected 20 February 2005 | |
| Francis Grignon | Groupe Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | Election annulled 26 November 2004. Reelected 20 February 2005 | |
| Esther Sittler | Groupe Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | Election annulled 26 November 2004. Reelected 20 February 2005 | |
| Roland Ries | Groupe socialiste et apparentés | Election annulled 26 November 2004. Reelected 20 February 2005 | |
| 2014–present | Guy-Dominique Kennel | Groupe Les Républicains | |
| André Reichardt | Groupe Les Républicains | ||
| Fabienne Keller | Groupe Les Républicains | ||
| Jacques Bigot | Groupe socialiste et républicain | ||
| Claude Kern | Groupe Union Centriste |
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Liste des anciens sénateurs de la IIIème République par circonscription (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
- Liste des anciens sénateurs de la IVème République par circonscription (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
- Liste des anciens sénateurs de la Vème République par circonscription (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
- Liste par département – Bas-Rhin (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01