Xavier Bettel
Xavier Bettel | |
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| Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2013 | |
| Monarch | Henri |
| Deputy | Etienne Schneider |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Minister for Communications and Media Minister for Religious Affairs | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | François Biltgen |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | |
| In office 24 November 2011 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Helminger |
| Succeeded by | Lydie Polfer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1973 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gauthier Destenay (2015–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Thessaloniki Nancy 2 University |
Xavier Bettel (born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgian politician and lawyer. He is the 24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 4 December 2013 after replacing Jean-Claude Juncker. He has served as Mayor of Luxembourg City, member of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Luxembourg City communal council.[1][2] Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party.
Bettel is openly gay.[3] He is one of three openly gay world leaders in office, the others being Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of Ireland;[4] and Ana Brnabić, the Prime Minister of Serbia.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Je suis surpris de devenir bourgmestre". L'essentiel. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Leo Varadkar, gay son of Indian immigrant, to be next Irish PM." The Guardian. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
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