Xavier Bettel
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.
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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1973 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gauthier Destenay (2015–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Thessaloniki Nancy 2 University |
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.
Xavier Bettel Media
Xavier Bettel with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Sofia on 16 May 2018
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
Order of Civil Merit (Spain) - Crosses
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
Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Knight Grand Cross
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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.