List of ministers for justice of Luxembourg

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The minister for justice (Luxembourgish: Justizminister; French : ministre de la justice; German: Justizminister) is a position in the government of Luxembourg. Among other competences, the minister for justice is responsible for prisons, extradition, gambling, and the smooth operation of the judiciary. [1]

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The position of Minister for Justice has been in continuous existence since the promulgation of Luxembourg's first constitution, in 1848. Originally, justice was within the remit of the Administrator-General for Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Religion (Administrateur général des Affaires étrangères, de la Justice et des Cultes), but justice was separated from this office on 23 September 1853. [2]

Since 24 March 1936, the title of Minister for Justice has been an official one, although the position had been unofficially known by that name since its creation. From the position's creation until 28 November 1857, the Minister went by the title of Administrator-General. [3] From 1857 until 1936, the Minister went by the title of Director-General. [4]

List of ministers for justice

MinisterPartyStart dateEnd datePrime Minister
Gaspard De La Fontaine.jpg Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine None1 August 18482 December 1848 G T I de la Fontaine
Jean-Jacques Willmar.jpg Jean-Jacques Willmar None2 December 184823 September 1853 Jean-Jacques Willmar
60px François-Xavier Wurth None23 September 185324 May 1856 Charles-Mathias Simons
Charles-Gérard Eyschen None24 May 185629 November 1857
Guillaume-Mathias Augustin None29 November 185723 June 1859
Mathias Simon.JPG Charles-Mathias Simons None23 June 185915 July 1859
Edouard Thilges.jpg Édouard Thilges None15 July 185926 September 1860
Michel Jonas None26 September 18609 September 1863 Baron de Tornaco
Bernard Neumann.jpg Bernard-Hubert Neuman None9 September 186331 March 1864
Henri Vannérus (first time)None31 March 18643 December 1866
Ferdinand d'Huart - Portrait of Leon de la Fontaine (1819-1892) - 1890.jpg Léon de la Fontaine None3 December 186617 June 1867
Henri Vannérus (second time)None17 June 186726 December 1874 Emmanuel Servais
Alphonse Funck None26 December 187420 April 1876 Baron de Blochausen
Paul Eyschen photograph by Grieser.jpg Paul Eyschen None20 April 187620 February 1885
20 February 188522 September 1888 Édouard Thilges
22 September 18883 March 1915 Paul Eyschen
Victor Thorn (1844-1930).png Victor Thorn (first time)None3 March 191512 October 1915
12 October 19156 November 1915 Mathias Mongenast
Jean-Baptiste Sax None6 November 191524 February 1916 Hubert Loutsch
Victor Thorn (1844-1930).png Victor Thorn (second time)None24 February 191619 June 1917 Victor Thorn
Léon Moutrier LL 19 June 191728 September 1918 Léon Kauffmann
Auguste Liesch LL 28 September 191815 April 1921 Émile Reuter
Guillaume Leidenbach PD 15 April 192114 April 1923
Joseph Bech (detail).jpg Joseph Bech PD 14 April 192320 March 1925
Norbert Dumont PRS 20 March 192516 July 1926 Pierre Prüm
16 July 192627 December 1936 Joseph Bech
Étienne Schmit PRL 27 December 19365 November 1937
René Blum POS 5 November 19376 April 1940 Pierre Dupong
Victor Bodson, jonken Affekot an Deputeierten, A-Z Nr 18, 1935.jpg Victor Bodson (first time) POS 6 April 194023 November 1945
LSAP 23 November 19451 March 1947
EugeneSchaus1960.jpg Eugène Schaus (first time) GPD 1 March 19473 July 1951
Victor Bodson, jonken Affekot an Deputeierten, A-Z Nr 18, 1935.jpg Victor Bodson (second time) LSAP 3 July 195123 December 1953
23 December 195329 March 1958 Joseph Bech
29 March 19582 March 1959 Pierre Frieden
Pierre Werner 204g.jpg Pierre Werner CSV 2 March 19593 January 1967 Pierre Werner
Jean Dupong CSV 3 January 19676 February 1969
EugeneSchaus1960.jpg Eugène Schaus (second time) DP 6 February 196915 June 1974
Robert Krieps.jpg Robert Krieps (first time) LSAP 15 June 197416 July 1979 Gaston Thorn
Gaston Thorn (cropped).jpg Gaston Thorn DP 16 July 197922 November 1980 Pierre Werner
Weinberger Flesch Pentagon 1982-HD-SC-98-07534 (cropped).JPEG Colette Flesch DP 22 November 198020 July 1984
Robert Krieps.jpg Robert Krieps (second time) LSAP 20 July 198414 July 1989 Jacques Santer
Marc Fischbach CSV 14 July 198926 January 1995
26 January 199530 January 1998 Jean-Claude Juncker
Luc Frieden 2005.jpg Luc Frieden CSV 30 January 199823 July 2009
Innsbruck-MCI-Francois Biltgen-13ASD.jpg François Biltgen CSV 23 July 200930 April 2013
Octavie Modert.jpg Octavie Modert CSV 30 April 20134 December 2013
Moser Braz 2018 (cropped).jpg Felix Braz DG 4 December 201311 October 2019 Xavier Bettel
Ukraine Accountability Conference The Hague 2022 (52215447856) (cropped).jpg Sam Tanson DG 11 October 201917 November 2023
EU2024BE 240126 Informal Meeting of Justice Ministers Egmont Palace JNZT0096 (53487504907).jpg Elisabeth Margue CSV 17 November 2023Incumbent Luc Frieden
Henri VannérusÉdouard ThilgesJean-Jacques WillmarGaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la FontaineList of ministers for justice of Luxembourg

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Ministère de la Justice" (in French). Service Information et Presse. 10 November 2005. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
  2. ↑ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1853, No. 73" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
  3. ↑ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1857, No. 49" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
  4. ↑ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1936, No. 25" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-29.

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