Lydia Mutsch (born 17 August 1961) is a Luxembourgish politician. She served as Minister of Health and Minister for Equal Opportunities in the

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from December 2013 until December 2018. Mutsch studied in

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and was a member of the national legislature, the

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, from her 1989 election until her appointment as Minister of Health. From 2000 to 2013, she was the Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette, having previously sat on the communal council since 1988. She has been a member of the

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since 1987.

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