Michèle Sabban

Michèle Sabban is a French politician born 28 June 1954 in El Kef in Tunisia, especially committed to equality between men and women.

Political life

 * Member of the French Socialist Party since 1981
 * Member of the National Council of the Socialist Party since 1983
 * Technical Adviser for the Promotion of Women from 1997 to 2002
 * National Secretary for Women's Rights in November 1997 to 2003
 * First Secretary of the Federation of the Socialist Party of Val-de-Marne from 1997 to 2008
 * Vice-President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France, in charge of General Administration and Personnel since 1998
 * Vice-President of the Socialist International Women North and South Mediterranean section since 2003
 * Member of the Congress of the Council of Europe since 2012
 * President of the Assembly of European Regions (elected in November 2008, re-elected in November 2010)
 * President of the R20 Regions of Climate Action (since January 2012).
 * President of FMDV-Global Fund for Cities Development since 2014

Personal life
In May 2011 she received extensive media coverage for her defence of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.