Étienne Schmit (22 October 1889 – 19 December 1937) was a
Luxembourg
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ish
politician
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and
jurist
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. He served in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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, and in the
governments of
Pierre Prüm (1925–1926),
Joseph Bech (1932–1937), and
Pierre Dupong (1937). He died in office, when he was
Minister for Transport. Schmit also sat in the
communal council of
Luxembourg City
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(1929–1931).
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1886 births
1937 deaths
People from Rambrouch
Liberal League (Luxembourg) politicians
Radical Liberal Party (Luxembourg) politicians
Ministers for finances of Luxembourg
Ministers for public works of Luxembourg
Ministers for justice of Luxembourg
Ministers for transport of Luxembourg
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)
Councillors in Luxembourg City
Luxembourgian jurists
20th-century Luxembourgian politicians
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