Mars Di Bartolomeo (born June 27, 1952 in

Dudelange Dudelange (; lb, Diddeleng , german: Düdelingen) is a commune with town status in southern Luxembourg. It is the fourth-most populous commune, with 19,734 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border with France. , the town of Dudela ...

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) is a

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politician. After attending the

Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette (; lb, Esch-Uelzecht ; german: Esch an der Alzette or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is the second city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's second-most populous commune, with a population of 35,040 inhabitants, . It lies ...

lycée, he worked for the ''Tageblatt'' newspaper from 1972 until 1984. He became parliamentary secretary for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party in 1984. In 1987, Di Bartolomeo became a local councillor, and in 1989 was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. On 1 January 1994, Di Bartolomeo became Mayor of Dudelange. In 2004, he entered the Cabinet (government), cabinet as Minister of Health and Social Security. Following the June 2009 legislative elections, Di Bartolomeo kept his posts as Minister of Social Security and Minister of Health, when the Christian Social Party (CSV) and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) formed a coalition government.

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Official website by gouvernement: Biography Mars Di Bartolomeo (german)
Mayors of Dudelange Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Sud Councillors in Dudelange Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians Luxembourgian journalists Male journalists Tageblatt people 1952 births Living people People from Dudelange {{Luxembourg-mayor-stub