Xavier Bettel | |
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.jpg) Bettel in 2023 | |
| 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Luc Frieden |
| Preceded by | François Bausch Paulette Lenert |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Luc Frieden |
| Preceded by | Jean Asselborn |
| President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gabrielius Landsbergis |
| 24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| In office 4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Monarch | Henri |
| Deputy | Étienne Schneider Félix Braz François Bausch Dan Kersch Paulette Lenert |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Succeeded by | Luc Frieden |
| Minister for Communications and Media | |
| In office 4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Luc Frieden |
| Succeeded by | Elisabeth Margue |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | |
| In office 24 November 2011 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Helminger |
| Succeeded by | Lydie Polfer |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 13 July 1999 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Frank Colabianchi |
| Constituency | Centre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1973 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Nationality | Luxembourger |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1988–present) |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Nancy 2 University |
| Profession | |
Xavier Bettel (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈksɑvieː ˈbətəl]; born 3 March 1973) 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 from 1999 to 2013 and mayor of Luxembourg City from 2011 to 2013.[1][2]
Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party (DP).[3] Following the 2013 general election, he took office as prime minister and succeeded Jean-Claude Juncker of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). Bettel was the youngest ever prime minister, taking office at the age of 40. He also became the first openly gay prime minister in the world to serve a second term in 2018, when his mandate was renewed.
He was appointed deputy prime minister in 2023 in the Frieden-Bettel Government.[4][5] He received the most personal votes in the 2023 elections[6] and as of a October 2024 poll, is the most popular politician in the country, with an approval rating of 79%.[7]
- ^ "Xavier Bettel". Ville de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Xavier Bettel". Bettel, Xavier: Biographie. Gouvernement du Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Xavier Bettel Is Luxembourg's First Gay Prime Minister". Huffington Post. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Emma (16 October 2018). "Xavier Bettel asked to form next Luxembourg government". POLITICO.
- ^ "Bettel appointed 'formateur' of new government". luxtimes.lu. 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Election data analysis: Who received the most personal votes?". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Xavier Bettel ersetzt de Jean Asselborn als beléiftste Politiker". rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). 26 March 2024.