List of deputy prime ministers of Luxembourg

The deputy prime minister of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Vize-Premierminister vu Lëtzebuerg, lit. 'Vice-Prime Minister of Luxembourg') is the second-highest position in the government of Luxembourg. The deputy serves a vital function in Luxembourg's collegiate cabinet system, deputises for the prime minister when he is absent, represents his or her own political party, and holds other government positions.

Deputy Prime Minister of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourgish: Vize-Premierminister vu Lëtzebuerg French: Vice-Premier ministre luxembourgeois German: Vize-Premierminister von Luxemburg
Incumbent Xavier Bettel since 17 November 2023
Executive branch of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Style	Mr. Deputy Prime Minister (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Status	Second highest executive branch officer
Member of	Cabinet
Seat	Luxembourg City
Appointer	Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Formation	2 March 1959; 65 years ago (1959-03-02)
First holder	Eugène Schaus
Unofficial names	Vice Prime Minister "Vize Premier"
Website	gouvernement.lu

Since the position was created, in 1959, almost all governments have been coalitions of two of the three major parties: the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), and the Democratic Party (DP). The current government consists of the CSV and the DP. The deputy prime minister has always been a leading politician from the junior coalition partner.

Since 1989, the title of Deputy Prime Minister has been an official one,^[1] although the position had been unofficially known by that name since its creation. From the position's creation until 1989, the deputy prime minister went by the title of Vice-President of the Government. This mirrored the prime minister's title, which was President of the Government until 1989.^[2] The name Vice Prime Minister is also used.

List of deputy prime ministers

Deputy Prime Minister			Party	Start date	End date	Reason for departure	Prime Minister		Government
Deputy Prime Minister (since 2 March 1959)
		Eugène Schaus	DP	2 March 1959	15 July 1964	Coalition partner changed[3]		Pierre Werner	Werner-Schaus Ministry I
		Henry Cravatte	LSAP	15 July 1964	6 February 1969	Coalition partner changed[4]			Werner-Cravatte Government
		Eugène Schaus	DP	6 February 1969	15 June 1974	Government lost election[5]			Werner-Schaus Ministry II
		Raymond Vouel	LSAP	15 June 1974	21 July 1976	Appointed to EC Commission[5]		Gaston Thorn	Thorn Ministry
		Bernard Berg	LSAP	21 July 1976	16 July 1979	Government lost election[6]			Thorn Ministry
		Gaston Thorn	DP	16 July 1979	22 November 1980	Appointed EC President[7]		Pierre Werner	Werner-Thorn-Flesch Ministry
		Colette Flesch	DP	22 November 1980	20 July 1984	Coalition partner changed[8]			Werner-Thorn-Flesch Ministry
		Jacques Poos	LSAP	20 July 1984	26 January 1995	Coalition partner changed[9]		Jacques Santer	Santer-Poos Ministry I, II, III
				26 January 1995	7 August 1999			Jean-Claude Juncker	Juncker-Poos Ministry
		Lydie Polfer	DP	7 August 1999	31 July 2004	Coalition partner changed			Juncker-Polfer Ministry
		Jean Asselborn	LSAP	31 July 2004	4 December 2013	Resigned			Juncker-Asselborn Ministry I, II
		Xavier Bettel	DP	17 November 2023	Incumbent			Luc Frieden	Frieden-Bettel Government
First Deputy Prime Minister (4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023)
		Etienne Schneider	LSAP	4 December 2013	4 February 2020	Resigned		Xavier Bettel	Bettel I and II Governments
		Dan Kersch	LSAP	4 February 2020	5 January 2022	Resigned			Bettel II Government
		Paulette Lenert	LSAP	5 January 2022	17 November 2023	Government lost election			Bettel II Government
Second Deputy Prime Minister (5 December 2018 – 17 November 2023)
		Félix Braz	DG	5 December 2018	11 October 2019	Health		Xavier Bettel	Bettel II Government
		François Bausch	DG	11 October 2019	17 November 2023	Government lost election			Bettel II Government

See also

• List of prime ministers of Luxembourg

Footnotes

1. Thewes (2003), p. 205
2. Thewes (2003), p. 209
3. Thewes (2003), p. 160
4. Thewes (2003), p. 172
5. Thewes (2003), p. 182
6. Thewes (2003), p. 192
7. Thewes (2003), pp. 192-3
8. Thewes (2003), p. 204
9. Thewes (2003), p. 230

References

• Thewes, Guy (July 2003). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (Édition limitée ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 2-87999-118-8. Retrieved 2006-07-19.