Pierre Mores (born 21 April 1950 in Esch-sur-Alzette) [1] is a Luxembourgish politician, jurist, and administrator. He is in charge of administering Luxembourg's largest private-sector pension fund, the White Collar Workers' Pension Fund (CPEP). [2]
He was appointed to the Council of State on 20 March 1990 to replace Edmond Reuter. [1] He was named Vice-President of the Council on 14 January 2000, and replaced Marcel Sauber as President on 29 April 2003. He held the position until 30 September 2007, when he was replaced by Alain Meyer. [1]
Upon leaving that office, he was appointed "Marshal of the Court" (French : Maréchal de la Cour; German : Hofmarschall; Luxembourgish : Haffmarschall), [2] i.e. the Chief of Staff of the Head of State, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
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Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital, Luxembourg City, is one of the four official capitals of the European Union and the seat of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU. Its culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbours, making it a mixture of French and German cultures. It has three official languages: French, German, and the national language of Luxembourgish.
The politics of Luxembourg takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Luxembourg 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.
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