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. Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party.

The Honourable Xavier Bettel
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14th Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 November 2023
Prime Minister	Luc Frieden
Preceded by	François Bausch Paulette Lenert
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 November 2023
Prime Minister	Luc Frieden
Preceded by	Jean Asselborn
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Incumbent
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)	Gauthier Destenay ​ ​ (m. 2015)​
Alma mater	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Nancy 2 University
Profession	Lawyer Politician

Bettel is openly gay. He is one of three openly gay world leaders in office, the others being Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of Ireland; and Ana Brnabić, the Prime Minister of Serbia.

Xavier Bettel Media

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  Xavier Bettel and President Vladimir Putin (6 October 2015)

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  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

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  Xavier Bettel with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on 21 June 2022

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  Order of Civil Merit (Spain) - Crosses

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  Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Grand Officer

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  Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon

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  BEL Kroonorde Grootkruis BAR

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  PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Cross BAR

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  EST Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - 1st Class BAR