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Marc Angel (born 1963) is a Luxembourgish politician 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 Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Eu ...
(LSAP) who has been serving as vice-president of the European Parliament since 18 January 2023, and a
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since 10 December 2019. In the European Parliament he is known for being a "Champion of Equality".


Education

Angel attended the
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between 1984-1988 and earned a degree (Mag. Phil.) as a translator for German, French and English. Thereafter he continued his tourism economy studies at the
Vienna University of Economics and Business The Vienna University of Economics and Business ( , WU) is a public research university in Vienna, Austria. The university received triple accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA). History WU was founded on 1 October 1898 as '' k.u.k. Exportakade ...
between 1988 and 1990.


Work experience

Between 1990 and 2004 Angel taught at Luxembourg's hotel and tourism management school.


Political career


Early beginnings

Angel started his political career in the Luxembourg City Council as its Member between 1994 and 2020.


Member of the Luxembourgish Parliament

Angel became a Member of the Luxembourgish Parliament in 2004 and, as of 2013, he was acting chair of the Committee for Foreign and European Affairs, International Development, Immigration and Asylum. He was also a member of: * the Committee on Gender Issues, * the Health Committee, * the Economic Affairs Committee, * the Institutional Affairs Committee. As a Member of the Luxembourgish Parliament, he also became: * Treasurer of the
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, * President of the Luxembourg Delegation to COSAC, * President of the Luxembourg Delegation to the
Benelux Parliament The Benelux Parliament (officially known as the Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly) is one of the institutions of the Benelux economic union. The Parliament was established by an agreement signed by Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on 5 N ...
. He resigned from the Parliament in December 2019 after becoming a Member of the European Parliament.


Member of the European Parliament

Angel became a Member of the European Parliament on the 10 December 2019. Beside acting as head of the Luxembourgish Delegation in the S&D group, he has served on the
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a Committees of the European Parliament, committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for issues of employment and social policy, including labour rights, social security, inclusion ...
(since 2019) and the
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(since 2020). He is a substitute member of the
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and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, Angel is part of the Parliament's delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee, to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and for relations with
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. He also co-chairs the
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. Since 2021, Angel has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe. From 2023 to 2024, Angel served as vice-president of the European Parliament, replacing Eva Kaili. Following the 2024 European elections, he became a
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of the European Parliament, making him again part of the Parliament's leadership under President
Roberta Metsola Roberta Metsola (; ; born 18 January 1979) is a Malta, Maltese politician who has served as the president of the European Parliament since January 2022. She is a member of Malta's Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist Party (PN) and the European ...
.


Other activities

* In 1990, Angel co-founded STOP AIDS NOW a.s.b.l in Luxembourg. * In 2008, Angel was appointed as honorary consul of the Republic of Cap Verde in Luxembourg. * As of 2010, Angel has served as the honorary president of the LCTO - Luxembourg City Tourist Office. * As of 2015, he has been a UNAIDS Champion for the 90-90-90 Treatment Target.
UNAIDS report on Marc Angel's visit in Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho.


References

Living people MEPs for Luxembourg 2019–2024 LGBTQ members of the European Parliament Luxembourgian LGBTQ politicians Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party MEPs Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians 1963 births MEPs for Luxembourg 2024–2029 {{Luxembourg-MEP-stub