Xavier Bettel

Prime Minister, Minister of State Minister for Communications and Media Minister for Religious Affairs Minister for Digitalisation Minister for Administrative Reform

Xavier Bettel was born on 3 March 1973 in Luxembourg City. Other political posts Education and qualifications A member of the DP since 1989, at the age of 26, Xavier Bettel was elected to Parliament for the first time in 1999, as Following his secondary school studies, Xavier Bettel pursued candidate for the DP in the constituency of the Centre. He a higher education at the University of Nancy, where he was was re-elected in 2004, 2009 and 2013. In Parliament, he awarded a master’s degree in public and European law from assumed, among others, the role of vice-chairman of the the Faculty of Law, followed by a DEA (post-graduate diploma Legal Affairs Committee from 2004 to 2013 and that of vice- of advanced studies) in political sciences and public law. chairman of the Committee of Inquiry into the State Intel- ligence Service from 2012 to 2013. From 2009 to 2011, he assumed the role of chairman of the DP parliamentary group. Governmental posts At local level, Xavier Bettel initially served as a municipal Following the legislative elections of 20 October 2013, Xavier councillor for the City of Luxembourg from 2000 to 2005, Bettel was appointed Prime Minister, Minister of State, Minis- then as an alderman from 2005 to 2011. Following the ter for Communications and Media and Minister for Religious municipal elections of 2011, he assumed the role of mayor, Affairs on 4 December 2013 in the coalition government an office he held until his appointment as Prime Minister, formed by the Democratic Party (DP), the Luxembourg So- Minister of State in December 2013. cialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) and the Green Party (déi gréng). Following the resignation of Maggy Nagel from the govern- From January 2013 to November 2015, Xavier Bettel was the ment, Xavier Bettel was appointed Minister of Culture on 18 chairman of the DP. December 2015.

After the legislative elections of 14 October 2018, Xavier Bettel Professional activities was appointed Prime Minister, Minister of State, Minister for Communications and Media, Minister for Religious Affairs, Min- From 2001 to 2013, Xavier Bettel worked as a barrister in ister for Digitalisation and Minister for Administrative Reform Luxembourg. on 5 December 2018 in the coalition government formed by the DP, the LSAP and déi gréng. www.gouvernement.lu

January 2019