Worldwide
Guide to Women in Leadership
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg/Grussherzogtum
Lëtzebuerg/Grand-Duché de Luxembourg/Grossherzogtum
Luxemburg
(Female suffrage 1918) Sovereign nation 1815 in personal union with the kings
of the Netherlands until 1890 when Queen Wilhelmina succeeded to the throne. In
Luxembourg the salic law still prevailed, and an other branch of the House of
Nassau succeeded to the throne of Luxembourg
Also see Luxembourg Heads of State and Luxembourg Parliament
1967-69 Secretary of State
of Family, Social Solidarity, Youth, Population, National Education, Culture
and
Religious Affairs
1969-71 Minister of Family, Youth, Social Solidarity, Health, Culture and Religious
Affairs Madeleine Frieden-Kinnen
Widow of Pierre Frieden, who was Premier Minister in 1958, and died the year after.
1980-84 Vice-Premier
Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, External Trade, Economy,
the Self Employed and of Justice
Colette Flesh
Mayor of Luxembourg Ville
1970-80, Secretary General and Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group
1974-80
and Chairperson of Parti Democratique 1980-91, President of The Federation
of European Liberal Parties 1984-90,
President of the Council of Minister of the European Economic Communities in
1980 (20.11-31.12), Director General of The Directorate General
of Information and 1997-99 Director General of the General Directorate of
Translation of the European Union
1991-97 and from 1999 Member of the European
Parliament (b. 1934- )
1989-94 Secretary of State
of Social Affairs, Health, Sport and Youth
Mady
Delvaux-Stehres
1994-99 Minister of Communication, Transport and Social Security
2004-13
Minister of National
Education and Professional Training
2013 Third in the Cabinet
Socialist MP and Member of the
Council of Europe since 1999. (b. 1950-).
1992-95 Minister of
Agriculture, Vinticulture and Rural Development Marie-Josée Jacobs
1992-94 Minister-Delegate of Culture and Research
1995-2013 Minister of Family
1995-2009
Women’s Promotion and Disabled
1999-2004 Minister of
Social Solidarity
2009-13 Minister of Youth and Development Aid
(Third in the Cabinet)
Vice-President of Parti Chrétien Social
In 1981-92 and from 2003 (b. 1950-)
1995-2004 Minister of Cultural
and Religious Affairs and Research Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
1995-99 Minister of National Education
1999-2004 Minister of Higher Education and Public Works
Mayor of Walfendange
1988-95, President of the Chambre des Députés 1989-95, Vice-President
1989-93 and President of the Interregional
Parliamentarian Council of the EU
1993-94,
President of Parti Chrétien
Social 1995-2003 and Member of the European Parliament
2004-09 and The Council of State 2009-13.
(b. 1941-)
1998-99 State Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, External
Trade and Co-operation
and Public
Works Lydie Err
Vice-President of the Chambre des Députés
1989-91, 2004 and 2009
and Member of the Bureau
1995-98, Vice-President of
the Parliamentary Group of Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Luxembourgois
1989-98 and Vice-Chairperson of the European Council
1997. (b. 1949-)
1999-2004
Vice-Premier Minister and Minister of
Foreign Affairs, External Trade, Public
Service and Administrative Reform Lydie Polfer
Mayor of Luxembourg Ville
1982-99, 1979-85 and since 1989, President of the Parti Democratique
1994-2004, Member of the Bureau of Chamber des Deputées
1998-99 and Vice-President from 2009,
Member of the European Parliament 2004-09. (b. 1952-)
1999-2004 Minister of National
Education, Professional Training and Sports Anne Brasseur
Councillor for Communal Constructions and Transport of Luxembourg
Ville in 1981, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Group of the Parti
Démocratique since 2004, Vice-President of the Chamber des Deputées in 2009, President-by-age
from 2013 and Acting President in 2013 and President of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2014. (b. 1950-)
2004-09 Secretary of State
for Relations with the Parliament, Agriculture, Vinticulture Rural Development, Culture, Higher Education
and Research
2009-13 Minister of Culture, Minister for
Administrative Simplification attached to the Prime Minister
2009-13
Minister for Relations with Parliament and Minister
Delegate for the Civil Service and Administrative Reform
2013 Minister of Justice, Public
Service and Administrative Reform Octavie Modert
She was Secretary General of the Government 1998-2004 and First Government Councillor (Regierungsrätin)
1999-2004.
In 2004 Member of the Bureau of the Chamber of Representatives until her
appointment to the Government. Her offical surname is Modert ep. Stronck. (b. 1966-).
2009-13 Minister of the Middle Class, Tourism
and Equality Françoise Hetto-Gaasch
Christian
Democrat MP since 2004 and Mayor of Junglinster from 2007. (b.
1960-)
2013- Minister of Culture and Housing Maggy Nagel
Mayor of
Bad
Munneref from 1996, MP for the Democratic Party 1999-2004 and 2013 and Party
Vice-President from 2013. (b. 1957-)
2013- Minister of Health and Equality Lydia Mutsch
Socialist MP
from 1989, Party Spokesperson 1990-99, Mayor of Esch sur Alzette from 2000, Vice-President of the House of
Representatives 2009-13. (b. 1961-)
2013- Minister of Environment, Water
and Territorial Planning Carole Dieschbourg
Politician of the Green Party,
Déi Gréng. (b. 1977-)
2013- Minister of Family,
Integration and the Grand Region Corinne
Cahen
Elected MP for the Democratic Party in 2013 and Member of the Bureau of
the House of Representives. (b. 1973-).
2013- Scretary of State of Economy, the Middle Clases,
Research, Telecommunication and Defence Francine Closener
Social Democrat
politician. (b. 1969-).
Last update 24.06.14