Luc Frieden | |
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.jpg) Frieden in 2024 | |
| 25th Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| Monarch | Henri |
| Deputy | Xavier Bettel |
| Preceded by | Xavier Bettel |
| Minister of Finances | |
| In office 23 July 2009 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Gramegna |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 31 July 2004 – 22 February 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Charles Goerens |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Louis Schiltz |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 30 January 1998 – 23 July 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Marc Fischbach |
| Succeeded by | François Biltgen |
| Minister of the Treasury and Budget | |
| In office 30 January 1998 – 23 July 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Marc Fischbach |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 24 October 2023 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Constituency | Centre |
| In office 5 December 2013 – 15 September 2014 | |
| Constituency | Centre |
| In office 12 June 1994 – 30 January 1998 | |
| Constituency | Centre |
| President of the Christian Social People’s Party | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Elisabeth Margue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1963 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
| Political party | Christian Social People's Party |
| Spouse |
Marjolijne Droogleever Fortuyn
(m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Luxembourg Pantheon-Sorbonne University Queens' College, Cambridge Harvard University |
| Occupation | Politician • lawyer • banker • financier |
Luc Frieden (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [luk ˈfʀi.dən]; born 16 September 1963) is a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer who is the 25th prime minister of Luxembourg since November 2023. A member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), he held numerous cabinet positions in the Luxembourgish government between 1998 and 2013, notably serving as the minister for the Treasury and Budget during the transition from the Franc to the Euro and as minister of Finance during the European debt crisis. Frieden was president of the Luxembourgish Chamber of Commerce and Eurochambres, the business federation of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
In early 2023, he was elected to be the lead candidate of the CSV for the general elections in October. He led his party to victory, slightly increasing its vote share and maintaining its 21 seats, while the incumbent Bettel II Government lost its majority due to the decline of The Greens. Consequently, on 9 October 2023, he was appointed by Grand Duke Henri to form a new coalition government, and succeeded Xavier Bettel as prime minister on 17 November where Bettel became the deputy prime minister and minister for Foreign Affairs.[1]
- ^ "Elections législatives 2023 - Audience de M. Luc Frieden, formateur du nouveau gouvernement | Cour grand-ducale". www.monarchie.lu (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2023.