Eugène Berger (4 December 1960 – 21 January 2020) was a politician from

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

. Berger studied to become a teacher, and worked in this profession from 1988 to 1994. In 1994, he was elected to the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourb ...

for the Democratic Party. He was State Secretary of the Environment from 1999 to 2004. On 1 October 1992, he became the first Luxembourger to climb

Mount Everest Mount Everest (), known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at it ...

, for which he won the title of

Luxembourgish Sportsman of the Year The Sportsperson of the Year awards are a group of awards awarded to the most popular Luxembourgish sportsperson of the preceding year, as voted by the national sportspress. There are two main categories: one for men (), and one for women (''Troph� ...

. He had two children. When his death was announced, Luxembourg's Parliament went into recess out of respect.

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Biography on Luxembourg government site
1960 births 2020 deaths Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Sud Democratic Party (Luxembourg) politicians Luxembourgian educators Summiters of Mount Everest People from Bettembourg Luxembourgian mountain climbers {{Luxembourg-sport-bio-stub