Paul Wilwertz (7 April 1905 – 28 December 1979) was a

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ish politician for the

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(LSAP). He was

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for five years, as well as sitting in the

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and holding positions in the government. Born in

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, Wilwertz attended the Athénée de Luxembourg in

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, before studying law at Nancy,

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, and

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. He joined the LSAP when he was 21. He became the Director of the National Employment Office (ONT) in 1945. Later the same year, he was appointed to the

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and sat on the board of directors of the LSAP for the first time. In 1945, he was also elected to Luxembourg communal council. The following year, he served as an '' échevin'', and was the LSAP's candidate for

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, for which he was unsuccessful. He was elected to the

at the 1951 election, representing the

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constituency. He resigned his position at the ONT, and became President of the LSAP, holding the position for one year. Wilwertz resigned from the Council of State on 29 June 1954, after the 1954 election, so that he could join the government as Commissioner-General for Economic Affairs. He resumed the position as LSAP party president in 1955. On 31 December 1957, his title was amended to make him Luxembourg's first ever Secretary of State. On 11 February 1958, he was promoted once again: replacing

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.Thewes (2006), p. 141 After the 1959 election, the LSAP was replaced as the

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's (CSV) coalition partner by the Democratic Party. Wilwertz was reappointed to the Council of State on 30 December 1959, and he remained until 16 December 1968, when he was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies. He was elected

in 1963, backed by a LSAP-CSV coalition, and held the office from 1964 until 1969. In addition to his political career, Wilwertz was heavily involved in sport administration. He was President of the

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before the

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, and again from 1945 until 1967, during which time he was also a Vice President of the

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. Between 1950 and 1970, Wilwertz served as the President of the

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(COSL).

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* , - , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilwertz, Paul Mayors of Luxembourg City Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Members of the Council of State of Luxembourg Councillors in Luxembourg City Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians University of Toulouse alumni University of Montpellier alumni University of Lorraine alumni Alumni of the Athénée de Luxembourg Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1905 births 1979 deaths People from Wiltz