Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy,whereby the prime minister 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.
Jean-Claude Juncker is a Luxembourgish politician who was the 23rd prime minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013 and 12th president of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019. He also was Finance Minister from 1989 to 2009 and President of the Eurogroup from 2005 to 2013.
The Christian Social People's Party is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian democratic and conservative ideology and has been described as centre to centre-right. Furthermore,akin to most parties in Luxembourg,it is strongly pro-European. The CSV is a member of the Christian Group,European People's Party,and the Centrist Democrat International.
The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party,abbreviated to LSAP or POSL,is a social democratic,pro-European political party in Luxembourg. The LSAP sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
Lydie Polfer is a Luxembourgish politician who has served in a number of capacities,including Deputy Prime Minister,Minister for Foreign Affairs,and Mayor of Luxembourg City,as well as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and a member of the Chamber of Deputies. She is a member of the Democratic Party (DP).
The Alternative Democratic Reform Party is a conservative and mildly populist political party in Luxembourg. It has five seats in the sixty-seat Chamber of Deputies,making it the fourth-largest party. In 2024,the party received its first seat in the European Parliament.
Nicolas Schmit is a Luxembourgish politician serving as European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights since 2019. A member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP),he was the EU-wide Spitzenkandidat of the centre-left PES at the 2024 EU elections. He was previously a member of the government of Luxembourg from 2004 to 2019 and a member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2019.
Jean Asselborn is a Luxembourgish former politician who served in the government of Luxembourg as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2004 until 2023. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2004 to 2013,under Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. At the time of his retirement from national politics in 2024,he consistently ranked as the most popular politician in Luxembourg,with a popularity rate of around 80%.
Paul Wilwertz was a Luxembourgish politician for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP). He was Mayor of Luxembourg City for five years,as well as sitting in the Chamber of Deputies and holding positions in the government.
Lycée Hubert Clément,abbreviated to LHCE,is a high school in Esch-sur-Alzette,in south-western Luxembourg. It was founded as a single-sex girls school in 1955,paralleling Esch's all-boys school,Lycée de Garçons Esch-sur-Alzette,and was named Lycée de Jeunes Filles àEsch-sur-Alzette. Since the school became coeducational in 1970 and renamed the following year,the gender balance has been steadily eroded,particularly in mathematics.
Marcelle Lentz-Cornette was a Luxembourgish politician for the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). Outside politics,she was a schoolteacher.
Fred Sunnen was a Luxembourgish politician for the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). He was a member of the national legislature,the Chamber of Deputies,having been first elected in the 1999 election to represent the Sud constituency.
Camille Gira was a Luxembourgish politician for the Greens. Born in Luxembourg City,he was a member of the national legislature,the Chamber of Deputies,representing the Nord constituency since the 1994 election.
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 7 June 2009,together with the 2009 election to the European Parliament. All sixty members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected for five years. The polls were topped by the Christian Social People's Party,which built upon its already high number of seats to achieve a commanding victory,with the highest vote share and number of seats of any party since 1954. Incumbent prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker,who was the longest-serving head of government in the European Union,renewed the coalition agreement with Deputy Prime Minister and Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party leader Jean Asselborn and formed the Juncker-Asselborn Ministry II,which was sworn in on 23 July 2009.
The following lists events that happened during 2009 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Xavier Bettel is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the 14th deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as the 24th prime minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (1999–2013) and Mayor of Luxembourg City (2011–2013).
The Juncker–Asselborn II Government was the government of Luxembourg between 23 July 2009 and 11 July 2013. It was led by,and named after,Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and Deputy Prime Minister Jean Asselborn. It was formed on 23 July 2009,after the 2009 election to the Chamber of Deputies. It fell after the withdrawal of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party from the government;Prime Minister Juncker submitted his resignation to the Grand Duke on 11 July 2013,and a snap election was called.
Early general elections were held in Luxembourg on 20 October 2013. The elections were called after Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker,at the time the longest-serving head of government in the European Union,announced his resignation over a spy scandal involving the Service de Renseignement de l'État (SREL). The review found Juncker deficient in his control over the service.
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 14 October 2018. All 60 seats of the Chamber of Deputies were renewed.
