Raymond Vouel (8 April 1923 – 12 February 1987) was a Luxembourgish politician who was

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in the Thorn-Vouel cabinet, a coalition between Vouel's

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and

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's Democratic Party. On 21 July 1976, Vouel left the government to join the

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. Vouel was born on 8 April 1923 in Rumelange. During

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he was a member of the

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and later served as a translator for the

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. He was also a journalist for the socialist daily newspaper ''

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'', writing articles on international affairs.

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