Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy,whereby the prime minister is the head of government,and the multi-party system. Executive power is under the constitution of 1868,as amended,exercised by the government,by the grand duke and the Council of Government (cabinet),which consists of a prime minister and several other ministers. Usually,the prime minister is the leader of the political party or coalition of parties having the most seats in parliament. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
The Christian Social People's Party is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian democratic and conservative ideology and has been described as centre to centre-right. Furthermore,akin to most parties in Luxembourg,it is strongly pro-European. The CSV is a member of the Christian Group,European People's Party,and the Centrist Democrat International.
The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party,abbreviated to LSAP or POSL,is a social democratic,pro-European political party in Luxembourg. The LSAP sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
The Democratic Party,is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties,the DP sits on the centre to centre-right,holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties,human rights,and internationalism.
Lydie Polfer is a Luxembourgish politician who has served in a number of capacities,including Deputy Prime Minister,Minister for Foreign Affairs,and Mayor of Luxembourg City,as well as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and a member of the Chamber of Deputies. She is a member of the Democratic Party (DP).
Dudelange is a commune with town status in southern Luxembourg. It is the fourth-most populous commune,with 22,043 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border with France.
Robert Goebbels is a former Luxembourgish politician,and a former Member of the European Parliament for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party,part of the Party of European Socialists.
Anita Gradin was a Swedish politician and ambassador. She was the Minister with responsibility for immigrant and equality affairs at the Ministry of Employment in Sweden from 1982 to 1986. She was Minister of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1986 to 1991. From 1995 to 1999 she was a member of the European Commission responsible for Immigration,home affairs and justice;relations with the Ombudsman;and Financial Control and Fraud prevention.
Centre is one of the four multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Deputies,the national legislature of Luxembourg. The constituency was established in 1919 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. It consists of the cantons of Luxembourg and Mersch. The constituency currently elects 21 of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 general election it had 81,687 registered electors.
The 1999 European Parliament election in Luxembourg was the election of MEP representing Luxembourg constituency for the 1999–2004 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1999 European election. It was held on 13 June 1999.
Henry Cravatte was a Luxembourgish politician.
The following lists events that happened during 1980 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Luxembourg competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome,Italy. 52 competitors,47 men and 5 women,took part in 48 events in 10 sports.
Luxembourg competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City,Mexico. Five competitors,three men and two women,took part in seven events in five sports.
René'Boy' Konen was a Luxembourgish politician and government minister. He served as Minister for Public Works under Pierre Werner,between 1979 and 1984. Before this,he had been President of the Democratic Party,to which he belonged,and a member of the communal council of Luxembourg City. He was also a substitute member in the European Parliament for Luxembourg from 1974-1979,1984-1989,and 1990-1993. He sat in the Chamber of Deputies between 1974 and 1979 and again,after his ministerial stint,from 1984 until 1993. He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,Grand Officer class,in 1980.
Jean Hamilius is a former Luxembourgish politician and government minister from the Democratic Party. He was born in Luxembourg City. He served as Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Public Works (1974–79) as well as Associate Minister for Foreign Affairs (1976–1979) in Gaston Thorn's government (1974–79). He sat in the Chamber of Deputies between 1969 and 1984,and in the communal council of Luxembourg City (1969–74). He was one of Luxembourg's six Members of the European Parliament from 1979 until 1981.
Luxembourg is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Luxembourg. It is currently represented by six Members of the European Parliament. Luxembourg uses the D'Hondt method.
Xavier Bettel is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the 14th deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as the 24th prime minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1999 to 2013 and mayor of Luxembourg City from 2011 to 2013.
The Werner-Thorn Government was the government of Luxembourg between 16 July 1979 and 20 July 1984.
