Xavier Bettel
Xavier Bettel (born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer. He was the 24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He replaced 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.
Xavier Bettel | |
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.jpg) Bettel in 2023 | |
| 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Luc Frieden |
| Preceded by | François Bausch Paulette Lenert |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Luc Frieden |
| Preceded by | Jean Asselborn |
| President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gabrielius Landsbergis |
| 24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| In office 4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Monarch | Henri |
| Deputy | Étienne Schneider Félix Braz François Bausch Dan Kersch Paulette Lenert |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Succeeded by | Luc Frieden |
| Minister for Communications and Media | |
| In office 4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Luc Frieden |
| Succeeded by | Elisabeth Margue |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | |
| In office 24 November 2011 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Helminger |
| Succeeded by | Lydie Polfer |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 13 July 1999 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Frank Colabianchi |
| Constituency | Centre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1973
(aged 52) Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Nationality | Luxembourger |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1988–present) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Alma mater | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Nancy 2 University |
| Profession | |
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.
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Xavier Bettel and President Vladimir Putin (6 October 2015)
Bettel and US Ambassador Randy Evans at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, on 16 December 2019
Xavier Bettel with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on 21 June 2022
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Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Grand Officer
Ordre de la couronne de Chene GC ribbon
Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon
BEL Kroonorde Grootkruis BAR
PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Cross BAR
EST Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - 1st Class BAR
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References
- ↑ Xavier Bettel. Ville de Luxembourg. http://www.vdl.lu/Politique+et+Administration/Bourgmestre/Xavier+Bettel.html.
- ↑ "Xavier Bettel". Bettel, Xavier: Biographie. Gouvernement du Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ Je suis surpris de devenir bourgmestre. 11 October 2011. http://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/news/luxembourg/story/--Je-suis-surpris-de-devenir-bourgmestre---13255746. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Leo Varadkar, gay son of Indian immigrant, to be next Irish PM." The Guardian. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-06-03.