Frieden-Bettel Government | |
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Cabinet of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | |
2023–present | |
Date formed | 17 November 2023 (5 months and 3 days) |
People and organisations | |
Grand Duke | Henri |
Prime Minister | Luc Frieden |
Deputy Prime Minister | Xavier Bettel |
No. of ministers | 15 |
Member parties | Christian Social People's Party Democratic Party |
Status in legislature | Coalition government 35 / 60 |
Opposition parties | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Alternative Democratic Reform Party The Greens Pirate Party The Left |
History | |
Election(s) | 2023 general election |
Legislature term(s) | 35th Legislature of the Chamber of Deputies |
Predecessor | Bettel II Government |
The Frieden-Bettel Government is the incumbent government of Luxembourg. It was formed on 17 November 2023 following the 2023 election. It is led by Prime Minister Luc Frieden and Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel. The government is a coalition between the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) and the Democratic Party (DP).
Name [1] | Portrait | Party | Office | |
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Luc Frieden | CSV | Prime Minister | ||
Xavier Bettel | DP | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
Martine Hansen | CSV | Minister of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture | ||
Claude Meisch | DP | Minister of Housing and Regional Planning Minister of National Education, Children and Youth | ||
Lex Delles | DP | Minister of the Economy, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Energy and Tourism | ||
Yuriko Backes | DP | Minister of Defence Minister of Mobility and Public Works Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity | ||
Max Hahn | DP | Minister of Family, Solidarity, Living Together and Reception | ||
Gilles Roth | CSV | Minister of Finance | ||
Martine Deprez | CSV | Minister of Health and Social Security | ||
Léon Gloden | CSV | Minister of Internal Affairs | ||
Stéphanie Obertin | DP | Minister of Digitalization Minister of Research and Higher Education | ||
Georges Mischo | CSV | Minister of Labor Minister of Sports | ||
Serge Wilmes | CSV | Minister of Public Service Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity | ||
Elisabeth Margue | CSV | Minister of Justice Minister delegated to the Prime Minister, responsible for Media and Communications Minister delegated to the Prime Minister, responsible for Relations with Parliament | ||
Eric Thill | DP | Minister of Culture Delegate Minister for Tourism | ||
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