Paulette Lenert (born 31 May 1968) is a

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ish lawyer and politician of the

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. She held the positions of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Health, Minister Delegate of Social Security, and Minister of Consumer Protection. She was Minister of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs from 5 December 2018 to 4 February 2020.

History

After completing classical studies at the Athénée de Luxembourg, Lenert graduated in

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and

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from the University Aix-Marseille III in 1991. Then she obtained a master's degree in European law at the

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in 1992. She was admitted as a lawyer to the bar of Luxembourg in 1992. In 1994, she became a justice attaché to the Ministry of Justice. From 1997 to 2010, she was the first judge and the deputy chairwoman of the Administrative Court of Luxembourg. She was the first government counsellor to the Minister of Solidarity Economy between 2010 and 2013. In 2013, she headed the newly established Facilitation Unit for Urban Planning and Environment. Following the 2013 cabinet reshuffles, she joined the Ministry of the Civil Service as a first government councillor. She became the general coordinator of the ministry in 2014. In addition, she was appointed as an executive to the National Institute for Public Administration. She resigned from these offices when she joined the government. On 5 December 2018, after the

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, Lenert became the Minister of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs and Minister of Consumer Protection within the coalition ministry made by the Democratic Party, the

and

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. On 4 February 2020, following the resignation of

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, Lenert became Minister of Health. took over the Ministry of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs on the same date. She lives in

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in southeastern Luxembourg.

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