Ernest Leclère was a 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...

ian politician

Politician

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. A member of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg

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 for the Socialist Party, he served two short stints as a minister during the German occupation during the First World War

German occupation of Luxembourg in World War I

The German occupation of Luxembourg in World War I was the first of two military occupations of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg by Germany in the twentieth century. From August 1914 until the end of World War I in November 1918, Luxembourg was under full occupation by the German Empire...

. His first position was as the Director-General for the Interior from 3 March 1915 until 6 November 1915. Later he served in the first National Union Government

National Union Government (1916)

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 as Director-General for Agriculture, Commerce, and Industry from 3 January 1917 until 19 June 1917.