Henri Grethen (born 16 July 1950) is a politician from Luxembourg.
Grethen was born in Esch-sur-Alzette. He attended school in Echternach and studied in Luxembourg and Liège. In 1980, he became secretary of the Democratic Party, [1] and in 1999, he became Minister for Economy and Transport. He currently works for the European Court of Auditors as representative for Luxembourg. [2]
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The following lists events that happened during 1960 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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