Jean Dupong (18 May 1922 – 6 December 2007) was a

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ish politician. A member of the

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(CSV), Dupong held a number of positions in government and within the party. Dupong was first elected to the

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in the 1954 election. He would be re-elected until his retirement from the Chamber in 1979. During this time, he was a member of

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's cabinet from 1967 to 1974, including as

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from 1967 to 1969. Dupong was also President of the CSV from 1965 to 1972. Dupong was appointed to the

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in 1979, in which he sat until 1994. He served as the Council's Vice-President (1988–91), before becoming

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(1991–94): becoming the most prominent politician to hold the position since

Léon Kauffman Léon Kauffman (16 August 1869 – 25 March 1952)Thewes (2011), p. 75 was a Luxembourgish politician. He was the 12th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for one year, from 18 June 1917 until 28 September 1918. After studying law, in 1893 ...

in 1952. He was the son of former

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Pierre Dupong Pierre Dupong (1 November 1885 – 23 December 1953)Thewes, Guy"Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché depuis 1848." Service information et presse. Luxembourg: Imprimerie Centrale, 2011. was a Luxembourgish politician and statesman. He was the 16th ...

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