Jean-Marie Halsdorf
Luxembourgish politician
Jean-Marie Halsdorf
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Minister for Defence of Luxembourg | |
In office
23 July 2009 – 4 December 2013 |
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Monarch | Henri |
Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker |
Preceded by | Jean-Louis Schiltz |
Succeeded by | Etienne Schneider |
18th Mayor of Petange | |
In office
2000–2004 |
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Preceded by | Roger Klein |
Succeeded by | Pierre Mellina |
Personal details | |
Born |
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1957-02-01
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1 February 1957
(age
66)
Petange |
Political party | Christian Social People's Party |
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Jean-Marie Halsdorf (born 1 February 1957 in Luxembourg City ) is a Luxembourgish politician who was Minister for Defence of Luxembourg . He is a member of the Christian Social People's Party (Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei).
Background and early career
He attended grammar school in Echternach and went to university in Strasbourg , France . In 1988 he was elected to the town council of Pétange .
Mayor of Pétange, Deputy and Cabinet Minister
In 2000, he became Mayor of Pétange .
In 1994 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, and in 2004 he became a cabinet minister. At that time, he stepped down as Mayor of Pétange .
Distinctions
- Officer vum Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Promotioun 1999) [1]
- Officer vum Order of the Oak Crown (Promotion 2004) [2]
References
- "Jean-Marie Halsdorf" , Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- "Biography of Jean-Marie Halsdorf" , Luxembourg government. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
External links
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Mayor of Pétange
2000–2004 |
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Minister for Defence
2009 – 2013 |
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Juncker-Asselborn I
(2004 – 2009)
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Juncker-Asselborn II
(2009 – 2013)
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