Marcel Schlechter (9 July 1928 – 10 November 2023) was a

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ish politician and

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Life and career

Marcel Schlechter was born in

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on 9 July 1928. He started his career as a bus driver. A member of the

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, Schlechter served in the Santer-Poos Ministry I as

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, Minister for Public Works, and Minister for Energy. He was a

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from 1989 until 1999. Schlechter died on 10 November 2023, at the age of 95.

References

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