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
Senators for Bas-Rhin under the French Third Republic were:
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
Senators for Bas-Rhin under the French Fourth Republic were:
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 Senators for Bas-Rhin under the French Fifth Republic:
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) 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) thenUnion for a Popular Movement (UMP) Joseph Ostermann Rally for the Republic (RPR) thenUnion 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–presentGuy-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
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