List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg

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
Incumbent Claude Wiseler since 21 November 2023
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Style	Mr. President (informal – male) The Honorable (formal)
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; 176 years ago (1848)
First holder	Charles Metz
Website	www.chambre.lu

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

• List of presidents of the Council of State of Luxembourg

Footnotes

1. President in name only under Nazi occupation (1940–1944)
2. Selected by virtue of being oldest member