Francine Closener

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Francine Closener
Francine Closener, Gunther Oettinger, Nuno Crato 2015 (cropped).jpg
in 2015
Born29 December 1969 (1969-12-29) (age 55)
Steinfort
Nationality Luxembourgish
Education Lycée Michel Rodange, Université libre de Bruxelles
Occupation(s)journalist and politician
Political partyLuxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
PartnerJay Schiltz

Francine Closener (born 29 December 1969) is a Luxembourgish journalist who became a politician and the State Secretary at the Ministry of Economy.

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Life

Closener was born in 1969 in Steinfort and she went to school at Lycée Michel Rodange. She studied at Université libre de Bruxelles and graduated in journalism and communication in 1993. She went to work at RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg and by 2008 she was the Chief Editor. Two years later she left to work on the news for Luxembourg's main broadcaster RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. [1]

In 2013 she became the State Secretary at the Ministry of Economy as part of the ruling coalition. [1] On 5 December 2018 she resigned as the Secretary of State. [2]

In 2018 she was elected to the Luxembourg Parliament. [3]

In 2022 she became the co-president of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party with Dan Biancalana. [3] At the 2023 election her party failed to join the government. They had gained an extra seat but this was not enough. The party became the opposition party. [4] She was re-elected to represent the Centre constituency. [5]

In 2025 she was the president of the Benelux Parliamentary Assembly. [6] In March she spoke out about the need for a European common defence policy noting that the creation of a European Army had not been seen as urgent, However America's change in foreign policy necessitated action. [7]

Private life

She is the parent of two children. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Francine Closener" (PDF). Luxembourg government. Retrieved 21 March 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Legilux". legilux.public.lu (in French). Archived from the original on 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  3. 1 2 3 "Francine Closener". Events PES. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  4. ↑ "Francine Closener: LSAP is ready for opposition benches, says co-president". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  5. ↑ "Bureau principal de élections législatives du 8 octobre 2023: Procès-verbal du recensement général" (PDF). elections.public.lu (in French). Luxembourg City, Luxembourg: Bureau Principal de la Circonscription Centre. 13 October 2023. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Francine Closener: "The lack of visibility of Benelux countries saddens me"". delano.lu. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  7. ↑ "LSAP MP on European defence policy: 'Europeans have waited too long and relied on their big American brother'". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
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