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Santer-Poos Ministry III
The Santer-Poos III Ministry was the government of Luxembourg between 13 July 1994 and 26 January 1995. It was the third of three led by, and named after, Prime Minister Jacques Santer. Throughout the ministry, the Deputy Prime Minister was Jacques Poos. It was formed following the general election of 1994. It represented a coalition between Santer's Christian Social People's Party (CSV) and Poos' Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), which had once more been elected the largest and second-largest parties in the legislature. Ministers Formation At the general election of 12 June 1994, the CSV and the LSAP remained the two strongest parties and received 21 and 17 seats respectively. The third-placed party, the Democratic Party, received only 12 Deputies in the new Chamber. The Greens (Déi Gréng GLEI/GAP) and the "action committee" ADR (Aktiounskomitee fir Demokratie a Rentegerechtegkeet) each received five representatives in the parliament. The CSV and LSAP decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Santer Cropped
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname ultimately originates from the Latin, Jacobus which belongs to an unknown progenitor. Jacobus comes from the Hebrew name, Yaakov, which translates as "one who follows" or "to follow after". Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Land, Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johny Lahure
Johny Lahure (24 March 1942 – 23 November 2003) was a Luxembourgish politician. He served as the Minister for the Environment from 1994 until 1998, under both Jacques Santer and Jean-Claude Juncker. In this capacity, as Luxembourg was chairing the Council of the European Union in the second half of 1997, Lahure conducted negotiations on behalf of the European Union that led to the Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part .... Ministers for the Environment of Luxembourg Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Members of the Council of State of Luxembourg Councillors in Bettembourg Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians 1942 births 2003 deaths People from Differdange {{Luxembourg-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greens (Luxembourg)
The Greens ( lb, Déi Gréng, french: Les Verts, german: Die Grünen) is a green political party in Luxembourg. Party history 1983–93 The Luxembourgish Greens were founded on 23 June 1983 as Green Alternative Party (GAP). Among its founding members were people engaged in the peace movement and the movement against a nuclear power plant in Luxembourg. Many came from left socialist groups that had split from the LSAP and from the former maoist movement who had already in 1979 been involved in the electoral Alternative List - Resist. In the 1984 elections, the party got two seats in the Chamber of Deputies. In 1985, however the GAP split and its more conservative wing founded the Green List, Ecological Initiative (GLEI). They competed separately in the 1989 election, where they won two seats each. 1994–2003 In 1994, the two parties presented a common list for the elections. They won five seats in the Chamber, getting nearly 11% of the votes, which made them the fourth stro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (Luxembourg)
The Democratic Party ( lb, Demokratesch Partei, french: Parti démocratique, german: Demokratische Partei), abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre-right,Dumont et al (2003), p. 412 with some centrist factions. holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism. The Democratic Party's traditional ideological spectrum was evaluated as conservative-liberal, but now it is often evaluated as social-liberal.Hearl (1988), p. 386 Founded in 1955, the party is currently led by Corinne Cahen. Its former president, Xavier Bettel, has been the Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 2013, leading the Bettel-Schneider government in coalition with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) and The Greens. It is the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, with twelve seats out of sixty, having won 17% of the vote at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Wohlfart
Dr Georges Wohlfart (13 July 1950 – 13 February 2013) was a Luxembourgian politician. Wohlfart was born in 1950 in Helmdange. A member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, he served in consecutive cabinets, under Jacques Santer and Jean-Claude Juncker, from 1989 until 1999, holding positions including Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ... (1998–1999) and Trade Minister. References 1950 births 2013 deaths Government ministers of Luxembourg Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Nord Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians Luxembourgian physicians University of Liège alumni People from Lorentzweiler {{Luxembourg-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Transport Of Luxembourg
The Minister for Transport (french: Ministre des Transports) was a position in the Luxembourgian cabinet. The Minister for Transport was responsible for maintenance and revision of the road network, operation of public transport, and regulation of aviation and waterways. On 23 July 2009, the position was merged with those of the Ministry for the Environment and Minister for Public Works to form the new position of Minister for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, under Claude Wiseler. List of Ministers for Transport ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:12 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:50 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:05/11/1937 till:23/07/2009 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:10 start:1940 Colors = id:CSV value:rgb(0.9999,0.65,0) legend: CSV id:LSAP value:rgb(0.7969,0,0) legend: LSAP/POS id:DP value:rgb(0.5313,0.5313,0.9999) legend: DP/GD id:PR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mady Delvaux-Stehres
Mady Delvaux-Stehres (born 11 October 1950) is a Luxembourg politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 until 2019. She served as Minister of Transport from 1994 to 1999 and as Minister of Health, Social Security, Youth and Sport from 1989 to 1994. Education and early career Delvaux-Stehres studied classical literature in Paris and became a teacher at a lycée Michel Rodange in Luxembourg. Political career Delvaux-Stehres has been a member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party since 1974 and in 1987 became a member of the city council of Luxembourg. She gave up her teaching post in 1989 when she entered government as secretary of State for Health, Social Security, Youth, and Sport. She was Minister for Transport between 1994 and 1999, and from 2004 to 2013 Minister for Education. From 2014 Delvaux-Stehres served as a Member of the European Parliament. In addition to her committee assignments, Delvaux-Stehres was a member of the European Parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Josée Jacobs
Marie-Josée Jacobs (born 22 January 1950 in Marnach) is a politician from Luxembourg. Jacobs has been active in the Lëtzebuerger Chrëschtleche Gewerkschaftsbond (LCGB). In 1984 she became a parliamentarian. Since 1992 she has served in the Cabinet as Minister of Family, Integration, and Equal Opportunities. Jacobs is a member of the Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party ( lb, Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei, french: Parti populaire chrétien-social, german: Christlich Soziale Volkspartei), abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party f .... References * Government ministers of Luxembourg Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Nord Councillors in Luxembourg City Christian Social People's Party politicians 1950 births Living people People from Munshausen Women government ministers of Luxembourg Ministers for Agriculture of Lux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For The Police Force Of Luxembourg
The Minister for the Police Force (french: Ministre de la Force Publique) was a position in the Luxembourgian cabinet. The Minister for the Police Force shared responsibilities for law and order with the Minister for Justice. The position of Minister for the Police Force was created on 6 February 1969, with the role going first to Eugène Schaus. The role remained unchanged until it was scrapped on 7 August 1999, with its responsibilities folded into those of the Minister for the Interior Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w .... List of Ministers for the Police Force Footnotes References * * {{Cabinet of Luxembourg List Police Force, Minister for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Bodry
Alex Bodry (born 3 October 1958) is a politician from Luxembourg. Life and career Born 3 October 1958 in Dudelange, Bodry lived there since childhood. Coming from a family of socialist tradition (his grandfather Jean Fohrmann, was Member of Parliament and Mayor, union activist, member of the High authority of the ESCS and resistant fighter and his aunt Marthe Bigelbach-Fohrmann, was a socialist Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1979), he entered the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party at the age of 15. After his secondary education at the Lycée des Garçons in Esch-sur-Alzette, he studied law at the Sorbonne University (Paris I) where he passed his master's degree and became lawyer in Luxembourg. Neither his university studies, nor his professional activity as a lawyer cut his links with his home town to which he remains deeply attached. Elected in 1982 a local councillor at the age of twenty three years only, Alex Bodry remained in the municipal council until 1989 when he join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Energy Of Luxembourg
The Minister for Energy (french: Ministre de l'Énergie) was a position in the Luxembourgian cabinet from 15 July 1964 until 7 August 1999. After the 1999 general election, the office was folded into the portfolio held by the Minister for the Economy. List of Ministers for Energy ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:12 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:50 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:15/07/1964 till:07/08/1999 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:5 start:1965 Colors = id:LSAP value:rgb(0.7969,0,0) legend: LSAP id:DP value:rgb(0.5313,0.5313,0.9999) legend: DP Legend = columns:4 left:150 top:24 columnwidth:100 TextData = pos:(20,27) textcolor:black fontsize:M text:"Political parties:" BarData = barset:PM PlotData= width:5 align:left fontsize:S shift:(5,-4) anchor:till barset:PM from: 15/07/1964 till: 06/02/1969 color:LSAP text:" Wehenkel" fontsize:10 from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Public Works Of Luxembourg
The Minister for Public Works (french: Ministre des Travaux publics) was a position in the Luxembourgian cabinet. It was replaced by the position of Minister for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure on 23 June 2009, having previously existed since the first cabinet of Luxembourg, back in 1848, with the exception of some intermittent spells in the nineteenth century. From 24 March 1936, the title of ''Minister for Public Works'' was an official one, although the position had been unofficially known by that name since its creation. From the position's creation until 28 November 1857, the Minister went by the title of ''Administrator-General''. From 1857 until 1936, the Minister went by the title of ''Director-General''. List of Ministers for Public Works ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:12 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:50 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/08/1848 till:23/07/2009 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
