Romain Schneider (; born 15 April 1962 in

Wiltz Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the e ...

) is a

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ian politician for the

Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party ( lb, Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei, french: Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois, german: Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei), abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social-democratic, pr ...

(LSAP). He is a member of the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, representing the Nord constituency since the 2004 election. He has been the mayor of the

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from 1 January 2000 until the autumn of 2009 when he joined the government. Prior to that, he had been a councillor in Wiltz (1994–1999). Schneider is the former President of the football club FC Wiltz 71. He has been the Secretary-General of the LSAP since 25 October 2004, having first joined the party in 1981.

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Chamber of Deputies official biography
Mayors of places in Luxembourg Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Nord Councillors in Wiltz Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians 1962 births Living people People from Wiltz Ministers for Agriculture of Luxembourg {{Luxembourg-mayor-stub