Marc Fischbach (born 22 February 1946) is a former

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ish

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belonging to the

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. From 1979 until 1984, Fischbach was a

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. He served as

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and Minister for the Police Force between 20 July 1984 and 14 July 1989, before transferring to become

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until 30 January 1998, when he resigned from the government. He served as a judge for the

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, and worked as an

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between 2003 and 2012. In 2012, he was appointed as president of the ''Confédération des organismes prestataires d'aides et de soins'' (COPAS). He is the son of fellow CSV politician

Marcel Fischbach Marcel Fischbach (22 August 1914 – 27 June 1980) was a Luxembourgish politician, journalist, and diplomat. He held the position of Minister for Defence in the second cabinet of Pierre Werner. From 1939, he wrote for d'Wort, a daily newspaper. ...

, who had also served as Minister for Defence (1964–1967).

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, - , - 1946 births Living people Ministers for defence of Luxembourg Ministers for the police force of Luxembourg Ministers for justice of Luxembourg Christian Social People's Party politicians Politicians from Luxembourg City Christian Social People's Party MEPs MEPs for Luxembourg 1979–1984 Ministers for agriculture of Luxembourg {{Luxembourg-MEP-stub