Jeannot Krecké (born 26 April 1950) is a

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ish politician of the

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. He is a former

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Football career

Krecké played

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as a

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, and appeared 11 times for the Luxembourg national team.

Political career

Krecké was a member of the Juncker-Asselborn I and II governments, holding the positions of Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade and Minister for Sport. He was also a member of the

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from July 2004 to June 2009. He resigned from the latter on 1 February 2012. Krecké resigned from the Cabinet and stepped down in February 2012.

Later career

Krecké is currently the CEO of Key International Strategy Services. In addition, he holds the following positions: *

ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal S.A. is a Luxembourg-based multinational steel manufacturing corporation, headquartered in Luxembourg City. It is ranked second on the list of steel producers behind Baowu, and had an annual crude steel production of 58 millio ...

, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors * Calzedonia Finanziaria SA, Member of the Board of Directors *

East-West United Bank East-West United Bank () is a bank based in Luxembourg, established on 12 June 1974 by the Gosbank, the Soviet Union's central bank. It has been fully owned by Russia-based Sistema since 2018. The bank offered private banking and corporate financ ...

SA, Member of the Board of Directors until February 2022 *

Jan De Nul Jan De Nul Group is a family-owned company, originally from Belgium, with a financial headquarters in Luxembourg. Its four main activities are Offshore Energy, Dredging Solutions, Construction Projects and Planet Redevelopment. History Founded ...

, Member of the Board of Directors * NovEnergia, Member of the Management Team * (formerly)

Sistema AFK Sistema PAO is a large Russian conglomerate company, founded by Vladimir Yevtushenkov, who was chairman of the corporation's board of directors until 2022. In April, Yevtushenkov's shareholding in Sistema has decreased to 49.2%, and he also ...

, Member of the Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors

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