Anne Brasseur
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Anne Brasseur is a Luxembourgian politician.
Brasseur was born in the city of Luxembourg
. She obtained a graduate degree in psychology in 1975 after studies at the universities in Tübingen
and Mannheim
. From 1975 to 1976 she was an SPOS (service de psychologie et d'orientation scolaire, a kind of educational psychologist) at the Esch-sur-Alzette
Technical School and College for Boys. She has one child, a daughter.
She began her political career when she was elected to the city council of Luxembourg in 1976. She is a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
. She is president of the Association des Femmes Libérales.
From 1999 to 2004 she was a cabinet minister of Luxembourg, Minister for National Education, Vocational Training and Sports (Ministre de l'Education nationale, de la Formation professionnelle et des Sports).
Since 2009, she has been president of the The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Brasseur was born in the city of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. She obtained a graduate degree in psychology in 1975 after studies at the universities in Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
and Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
. From 1975 to 1976 she was an SPOS (service de psychologie et d'orientation scolaire, a kind of educational psychologist) at the Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette is a commune with city status, in south-western Luxembourg. It is the country's second city, and its second-most populous commune, with a population of 29,853 people...
Technical School and College for Boys. She has one child, a daughter.
She began her political career when she was elected to the city council of Luxembourg in 1976. She is a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
. She is president of the Association des Femmes Libérales.
From 1999 to 2004 she was a cabinet minister of Luxembourg, Minister for National Education, Vocational Training and Sports (Ministre de l'Education nationale, de la Formation professionnelle et des Sports).
Since 2009, she has been president of the The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.