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Astrid Lulling (born 11 June 1929, in

Schifflange Schifflange (; , , , ) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. , the commune has a population of 11,363. Schifflange was formed on 15 August 1876, when it was detached from the commune of ...

) is a

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ish politician. She was a

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(1965–1974 and 1989–2014) for the

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, part of the

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Positions held

* Member of the Parliament's Bureau. * Member of the Quaestors. * Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. * Member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. * Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America. * Member of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly. * Substitute of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. * Substitute of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Curriculum vitae

* Studied political economy at the University of Saarbrücken (1953–1955). * Secretary and editor of the

Luxembourg Workers' Union The Luxembourg Workers' Union (, LAV) was a general union in Luxembourg. The union was founded in 1920, as the Luxembourg Mining and Metalworkers' Union. This was a merger of the Luxembourg Miners' and Ironworkers' Union with the Luxembourg Metalw ...

(1949–1963). * Worked for the Miners and Metalworkers Contact Office with the ECSC, Luxembourg (1950–1958). * Chairwoman of Socialist Women,

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(1963–1971). * Member of the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Form ...

(PSD) executive committee (1971–1982). * Member and Vice-Chairwoman of the Luxembourg-Centre section of the PCS (1984–2004). * Member of the National Christian Social Women's Committee (since 1984). * Secretary-General of the Unions of Agricultural Workers and of Food Industry Workers, at the European Community Trade Union Secretariat in Brussels (1963–1971). * Member of Schifflange communal council (1970–2000). * Mayor of

(1970–1985). * Chairwoman of the PSD parliamentary group in the

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(1974–1979). * Member of the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies (1984–1988). * Member of the Consumers' Consultative Committee, European Commission (1974–1982). *

(1965–1974 and 1989–2014).

Decorations

:* Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic (

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) :* Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (

) :* Grand Officer of the

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Other information

:* Lulling is the author with her grand nephew Jerome of a Luxembourgish video course for foreigners interested in the Luxembourg national language. :* One of her former assistants,

Christophe Hansen Christophe Hansen (; born 21 February 1982) is a Luxembourgish politician belonging to the Christian Social People's Party (Csv.lu, CSV), of which he is Secretary-General. Since September 2018, Hansen has been a Member of the European Parliamen ...

became an MEP in 2018 and is Luxembourg's nominee for European commissioner in the Second Von Der Leyen Commission.

External links

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AstridLulling.com - the official site
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Astrid Lulling TV - TV Shows with Astrid Lulling on Google Video
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Luxdico.com - luxembourgish dictionary. Patronage: Astrid Lulling
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