1955 in Luxembourg

← 1954 1953 1952 1955 in Luxembourg → 1956 1957 1958
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	History of Luxembourg List of years in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1955 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte [1]
Prime Minister	Joseph Bech
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Émile Reuter
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

• 12 January – A law is passed granting amnesty for crimes committed against the state and laxening denazification. ^[2]
• 1 March – Paul Thibeau is appointed to the Council of State. ^[3]
• 1 March – François Huberty is appointed to the Council of State. ^[3]
• 1 March – Roger Maul is appointed to the Council of State. ^[3]
• 24 April – The Democratic Party is founded from the Democratic Group.
• 1 June – Joseph Bech leads a delegation to the three-day Messina Conference on European integration. ^[4]

Births

• 9 March - Yvon Lambert, photographer
• 4 April – Ali Kaes, politician and trade unionist
• 16 April – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg ^[5]
• 27 April – Léa Linster, chef
• 12 June – Georges Bach, politician and trade unionist

Footnotes

1. "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
2. Thewes (2006), p. 147
3. "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
4. Thewes (2006), p. 142
5. East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 359. ISBN   978-1-317-63939-8.

References

• Thewes, Guy (2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN   978-2-87999-156-6 . Retrieved 12 December 2009.