List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
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The president of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourgish: Chamberpresident, French: Président de la Chambre des Députés, German: Präsident der Abgeordnetenkammer) is the presiding officer in Luxembourg's unicameral national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies. The current president is Claude Wiseler who is the 40th person to hold the position.
| President of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies | |
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| Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies | |
| Style |
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| Status | Presiding officer |
| Seat | Hôtel de la Chambre, Luxembourg City |
| Nominator | Party conferences (primarily) |
| Appointer | Chamber of Deputies |
| Term length | At the Chamber's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new legislative period by a majority of the deputies, and upon a vacancy during a legislative period. |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| Formation | 1848 |
| First holder | Charles Metz |
| Website | www |
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Note that, during recess, the chamber does not have a president. However, for continuity purposes, unless the president changes between one parliamentary session and another, the presidency is treated as though it is held continuously.
| Name | Party | Start date | End date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Metz | 1848 | 1853 | ||
| Théodore Pescatore (first time) | 1853 | 1855 | ||
| Baron de Tornaco (first time) | 1855 | 1856 | ||
| Jean-Mathias Wellenstein | 1857 | 1858 | ||
| Jean-Pierre Toutsch (first time) | 1858 | 1859 | ||
| Baron de Tornaco (second time) | 1859 | 1860 | ||
| Norbert Metz | 1860 | 1861 | ||
| Théodore Pescatore (second time) | 1861 | 1866 | ||
| Michel Witry | 1866 | 1867 | ||
| Jean-Pierre Toutsch (second time) | 1867 | 1869 | ||
| Paul de Scherff | 1869 | 1872 | ||
| Baron de Blochausen / Jean-Pierre Foehr | 1872 | 1873 | ||
| Baron de Blochausen / Jean-Pierre Foehr | 1873 | 1874 | ||
| Baron de Blochausen / Jean-Pierre Foehr | 1874 | 1875 | ||
| Jacques Gustave Lessel | 1875 | 1886 | ||
| Zénon de Muyser | 1886 | 1887 | ||
| Emmanuel Servais | 1887 | 1890 | ||
| Théodore Willibrord de Wacquant | 1890 | 1896 | ||
| Charles-Jean Simons | 1896 | 1905 | ||
| Auguste Laval | 1905 | 1915 | ||
| Edouard Hemmer | 1915 | 1917 | ||
| François Altwies | PD | 1917 | 1925 | |
| René Blum | PS | 1925 | 1926 | |
| Émile Reuter (first time) | PD | 1926 | 20 October 1944[1] | |
| Nicolas Wirtgen[2] | CSV | 6 December 1944 | 1945 | |
| Émile Reuter (second time) | CSV | 1945 | 1958 | |
| Joseph Bech | CSV | 1959 | 1964 | |
| Victor Bodson | LSAP | 1964 | 1967 | |
| Romain Fandel | LSAP | 1967 | 1969 | |
| Pierre Grégoire | CSV | 1969 | 1974 | |
| Antoine Wehenkel | LSAP | 1974 | 1975 | |
| René Van Den Bulcke | LSAP | 1975 | 1979 | |
| Léon Bollendorff | CSV | 1979 | 1989 | |
| Erna Hennicot-Schoepges | CSV | 1989 | 1995 | |
| Jean Spautz | CSV | 1995 | 2004 | |
| Jean Asselborn (extraordinary session) | LSAP | 13 July 2004 | 30 July 2004 | |
| Lucien Weiler | CSV | 30 July 2004 | 7 June 2009 | |
| Laurent Mosar | CSV | 28 July 2009 | 12 November 2013 | |
| Mars Di Bartolomeo | LSAP | 5 December 2013 | 30 October 2018 | |
| Fernand Etgen | DP | 6 December 2018 | 24 October 2023 | |
| Claude Wiseler | CSV | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | |
In addition, there were four extraordinary sessions, for which the Presidents were selected by virtue of being the oldest members. In these cases, the Presidents were:
- 11 January 1858: Mathias Ulrich
- 24 June 1872 – 27 June 1872 Michel Witry
- 6 July 1979: Jean-Pierre Urwald
- 16 July 1984: Jean-Pierre Urwald
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ President in name only under Nazi occupation (1940–1944)
- ^ Selected by virtue of being oldest member