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Xavier Bettel
Luxembourgian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xavier Bettel (born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgian politician and lawyer. He is the 24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 4 December 2013 after replacing Jean-Claude Juncker. He has served as Mayor of Luxembourg City, member of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Luxembourg City communal council.[1][2] Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party.
Quick Facts Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Monarch ...
Xavier Bettel | |
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Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
Assumed office 4 December 2013 | |
Monarch | Henri |
Deputy | Etienne Schneider |
Preceded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
Minister for Communications and Media Minister for Religious Affairs | |
Assumed office 4 December 2013 | |
Preceded by | François Biltgen |
Mayor of Luxembourg City | |
In office 24 November 2011 – 4 December 2013 | |
Preceded by | Paul Helminger |
Succeeded by | Lydie Polfer |
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Born | (1973-03-03) 3 March 1973 (age 51) Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Gauthier Destenay (2015–present) |
Alma mater | University of Thessaloniki Nancy 2 University |
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Bettel is openly gay.[3] He is one of three openly gay world leaders in office, the others being Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of Ireland;[4] and Ana Brnabić, the Prime Minister of Serbia.