List of Ministers for Finances of Luxembourg
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The Minister for Finances is a position in the Luxembourg
ian cabinet
. Among other competences, the Minister for Finances is responsible for overseeing the public finance
s, including the budget
.
The position of Minister for Finances has been in continuous existence since the promulgation of Luxembourg's first constitution
, in 1848.
Since 24 March 1936, the title of Minister for Finances has been an official one, although the position had been unofficially known by that name since its creation. From the position's creation until 28 November 1857, the Minister went by the title of Administrator-General. From 1857 until 1936, the Minister went by the title of Director-General.
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 cabinet
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
. Among other competences, the Minister for Finances is responsible for overseeing the public finance
Public finance
Public finance is the revenue and expenditure of public authoritiesThe purview of public finance is considered to be threefold: governmental effects on efficient allocation of resources, distribution of income, and macroeconomic stabilization.-Overview:The proper role of government provides a...
s, including the budget
Budget
A budget is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving, borrowing and spending. A budget is an important concept in microeconomics, which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods...
.
The position of Minister for Finances has been in continuous existence since the promulgation of Luxembourg's first constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
, in 1848.
Since 24 March 1936, the title of Minister for Finances has been an official one, although the position had been unofficially known by that name since its creation. From the position's creation until 28 November 1857, the Minister went by the title of Administrator-General. From 1857 until 1936, the Minister went by the title of Director-General.
List of Ministers for Finances
| Minister | Party | Start date | End date | Prime Minister | |
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| Jean Ulveling Jean Ulveling Jean Ulveling was a Luxembourgian statesman, politician, and historian. He served as a member of the Council of State of Luxembourg for some years, and was a member of the Constituent Assembly which framed a new constitution in 1848... (first time) |
None | 1 August 1848 | 2 December 1848 | G T I de la Fontaine Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. He led the Orangist movement and was the first Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for four months, from 1 August 1848 until 6 December of the same year.His third son, Edmond, better known by his pen name 'Dicks',... |
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| Norbert Metz Norbert Metz Jean-Joseph Norbert Metz was a Luxembourgian politician and engineer. With his two brothers, members of the powerful Metz family, Charles and Auguste, Metz defined political and economic life in Luxembourg in the mid-nineteenth century.Metz was the leading 'quarante huitards': the radical... |
None | 2 December 1848 | 23 September 1853 | Jean-Jacques Willmar | |
| Emmanuel Servais Emmanuel Servais Lambert Joseph Emmanuel Servais was a Luxembourgian politician. He held numerous offices of national importance, foremost amongst which was in serving as the fifth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, for seven years, from 3 December 1867 until 26 December 1874.After being Prime Minister, he was a... (first time) |
None | 23 September 1853 | 29 November 1857 | Charles-Mathias Simons Charles-Mathias Simons Charles-Mathias Simons was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. He was the third Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for seven years, from 1853 until 1860.-Ezternal links:... |
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| Guillaume-Mathias Augustin | None | 29 November 1857 | 23 June 1859 | ||
| Jean Ulveling Jean Ulveling Jean Ulveling was a Luxembourgian statesman, politician, and historian. He served as a member of the Council of State of Luxembourg for some years, and was a member of the Constituent Assembly which framed a new constitution in 1848... (second time) |
None | 23 June 1859 | 26 September 1860 | ||
| 26 September 1860 | 26 January 1866 | Baron de Tornaco Victor de Tornaco Baron Victor de Tornaco was a Luxembourgian politician. An Orangist, he was the fourth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for seven years, from 26 September 1860 until 3 December 1867.... |
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| Ernest Simons | None | 26 January 1866 | 3 December 1866 | ||
| Léon de la Fontaine | None | 3 December 1866 | 14 December 1866 | ||
| Alexandre de Colnet d'Huart | None | 14 December 1866 | 3 December 1867 | ||
| 3 December 1867 | 30 September 1869 | Emmanuel Servais Emmanuel Servais Lambert Joseph Emmanuel Servais was a Luxembourgian politician. He held numerous offices of national importance, foremost amongst which was in serving as the fifth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, for seven years, from 3 December 1867 until 26 December 1874.After being Prime Minister, he was a... |
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| Emmanuel Servais Emmanuel Servais Lambert Joseph Emmanuel Servais was a Luxembourgian politician. He held numerous offices of national importance, foremost amongst which was in serving as the fifth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, for seven years, from 3 December 1867 until 26 December 1874.After being Prime Minister, he was a... (second time) |
None | 30 September 1869 | 12 October 1869 | ||
| Georges Ulveling | None | 12 October 1869 | 25 May 1873 | ||
| Victor de Roebé | None | 25 May 1873 | 26 December 1874 | ||
| 26 December 1874 | 21 September 1882 | Baron de Blochausen | |||
| Baron de Blochausen | None | 21 September 1882 | 12 October 1882 | ||
| Mathias Mongenast | None | 12 October 1882 | 20 February 1885 | ||
| 20 February 1885 | 22 September 1888 | Édouard Thilges | |||
| 22 September 1888 | 12 October 1915 | Paul Eyschen Paul Eyschen Paul Eyschen was a Luxembourgish politician, statesman, lawyer, and diplomat. He was the eighth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for twenty-seven years, from 22 September 1888 until his death, on 11 October 1915.... |
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| 12 October 1915 | 6 November 1915 | Mathias Mongenast | |||
| Edmond Reiffers | None | 6 November 1915 | 24 February 1916 | Hubert Loutsch | |
| Léon Kauffman | None | 24 February 1916 | 19 June 1917 | Victor Thorn | |
| 19 June 1917 | 28 September 1918 | Léon Kauffman | |||
| Alphonse Neyens | PD Party of the Right (Luxembourg) The Party of the Right , abbreviated to PD, was a political party in Luxembourg between 1914 and 1944. It was the direct predecessor of the Christian Social People's Party , which has ruled Luxembourg for all but five years since.... |
28 September 1918 | 20 March 1925 | Émile Reuter | |
| Étienne Schmit | PRS Radical Socialist Party (Luxembourg) The Radical Socialist Party was a progressive Luxembourgian political party that existed from 1925 to 1932. It was the successor of the Liberal League, but, unlike its predecessor, it existed as an organised extra-parliamentary party, marking itself as Luxembourg's first true liberal political... |
20 March 1925 | 16 July 1926 | Pierre Prüm Pierre Prüm Pierre Prüm was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. He was the 14th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for a year, from March 20, 1925 until July 16, 1926.-Early life:... |
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| Pierre Dupong | PD Party of the Right (Luxembourg) The Party of the Right , abbreviated to PD, was a political party in Luxembourg between 1914 and 1944. It was the direct predecessor of the Christian Social People's Party , which has ruled Luxembourg for all but five years since.... |
16 July 1926 | 5 November 1937 | Joseph Bech | |
| 5 November 1937 | 23 November 1944 | Pierre Dupong | |||
| CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European... |
23 November 1944 | 23 December 1953 | |||
| Pierre Werner | CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European... |
23 December 1953 | 29 March 1958 | Joseph Bech | |
| 29 March 1958 | 2 March 1959 | Pierre Frieden | |||
| 2 March 1959 | 15 June 1974 | Pierre Werner | |||
| Raymond Vouel | LSAP Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party , abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social democratic political party in Luxembourg.The LSAP is the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, having won 13 of 60 seats at the 2009 election, and has one seat in the European Parliament... |
15 June 1974 | 21 July 1976 | Gaston Thorn Gaston Thorn Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourg politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally... |
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| Jacques Poos Jacques Poos Jacques Poos is a Luxembourgian politician.Born in 1953 in Luxembourg Dr. Jacques F. Poos is a trained economist and became a doctor of economics in 1961, when he graduated from the University of Lausanne. He is a long-time member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party... |
LSAP Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party , abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social democratic political party in Luxembourg.The LSAP is the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, having won 13 of 60 seats at the 2009 election, and has one seat in the European Parliament... |
21 July 1976 | 16 July 1979 | ||
| Jacques Santer | CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European... |
16 July 1979 | 20 July 1984 | Pierre Werner | |
| 20 July 1984 | 14 July 1989 | Jacques Santer | |||
| Jean-Claude Juncker Jean-Claude Juncker Jean-Claude Juncker is a Luxembourg politician, 23rd and current Prime Minister of Luxembourg, since 20 January 1995. He is the longest standing head of government of any European Union state... |
CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European... |
14 July 1989 | 26 January 1995 | ||
| 26 January 1995 | 23 July 2009 | Jean-Claude Juncker Jean-Claude Juncker Jean-Claude Juncker is a Luxembourg politician, 23rd and current Prime Minister of Luxembourg, since 20 January 1995. He is the longest standing head of government of any European Union state... |
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| Luc Frieden Luc Frieden Luc Frieden is a Luxembourgian politician for the Christian Social People's Party . He was Minister for Justice and Minister for the Treasury and Budget from 1998 to 2009, and has been Minister for Finances since 23 July 2009.In the capacity of Minister for the Treasury and Budget, Frieden was... |
CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European... |
23 July 2009 | Present day | ||