Early beginnings Hazan joined the Socialist Party in 1992 and
Lionel Jospin's campaign team ahead of the
1995 presidential election.
Member of the European Parliament, 1999–2008 As part of the
Party of European Socialists, Hazan served on the
European Parliament's
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. In this capacity, she was the parliament's
rapporteur on the introduction of the
European Arrest Warrant. Hazan was also a substitute for the
Committee on Legal Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with the
Mashreq countries, a member of the delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the
Maghreb countries and the
Arab Maghreb Union.
Mayor of Reims, 2008–2014 Hazan was elected mayor of
Reims in the
2008 local elections thanks to the lack of unity of right parties. She competed against former minister
Catherine Vautrin. Ahead of the Socialist Party's
2008 convention in Reims, Hazan publicly endorsed
Martine Aubry as candidate to succeed
François Hollande 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
2014 elections, when she obtained only 42.75% of votes of citizens; consequently, her Republican competitor,
Arnaud Robinet became mayor of Reims in April 2014. ==Life after politics==