Joseph Brebsom (1913 – 12 April 2005) was a
Luxembourg
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ish politician.
A member of the
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (, , ), abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social democratic, pro-European political party in Luxembourg
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(LSAP), Brebsom spent most of his career in the
communal council of
Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette (, ; ; or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is a city in Luxembourg and the country's List of communes of Luxembourg by population, second-most populous commune, with a population of 36,625 inhabitants, . It lies in the south-west of the ...
. He rose to hold position as an ''
échevin'' (1965–1969, 1970–1978) and
Mayor
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(1978–1990), replacing the
Communist
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Arthur Useldinger
Arthur Useldinger (8 July 1904 – 15 March 1978) was a Luxembourgish politician. He was a member of the Communist Party of Luxembourg. Useldinger served two stints as Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette: one following the end of the Second World War, and ...
. He also sat in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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from 1974.
Mayors of Esch-sur-Alzette
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)
Councillors in Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians
1913 births
2005 deaths
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