The Minister for Justice is a position in the Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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ian cabinet

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. Among other competences, the Minister for Justice is responsible for the Grand Ducal Police

Grand Ducal Police

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, prison

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s, extradition

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, gambling

Gambling

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, and the smooth operation of the judiciary

Judiciary

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The position of Minister for Justice has been in continuous existence since the promulgation of Luxembourg's first constitution

Constitution

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, in 1848. Originally, justice was within the remit of the Administrator-General for Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Religion (Administrateur général des Affaires étrangères, de la Justice et des Cultes), but justice was separated from this office on 23 September 1853.

Since 24 March 1936, the title of Minister for Justice 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 Justice

Minister		Party	Start date	End date	Prime Minister
	Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace 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',...	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',...
	Jean-Jacques Willmar	None	2 December 1848	23 September 1853	Jean-Jacques Willmar
	François-Xavier Wurth	None	23 September 1853	24 May 1856	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:...
	Charles-Gérard Eyschen Charles-Gérard Eyschen Charles-Gérard Eyschen was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. An Orangist, Eyschen served in the cabinet of Charles-Mathias Simons as Director-General for Justice.Born in Baschleiden in 1800, Eyschen became a lawyer...	None	24 May 1856	29 November 1857
	Guillaume-Mathias Augustin	None	29 November 1857	23 June 1859
	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:...	None	23 June 1859	15 July 1859
	Édouard Thilges	None	15 July 1859	26 September 1860
	Michel Jonas	None	26 September 1860	9 September 1863	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....
	Bernard-Hubert Neuman	None	9 September 1863	31 March 1864
	Henri Vannérus Henri Vannérus Henri Vannérus was a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and diplomat.An Orangist, he twice served as Minister for Justice, in the governments of Victor de Tornaco and Emmanuel Servais...  (first time)	None	31 March 1864	3 December 1866
	Léon de la Fontaine	None	3 December 1866	17 June 1867
	Henri Vannérus Henri Vannérus Henri Vannérus was a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and diplomat.An Orangist, he twice served as Minister for Justice, in the governments of Victor de Tornaco and Emmanuel Servais...  (second time)	None	17 June 1867	26 December 1874	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...
	Alphonse Funck	None	26 December 1874	20 April 1876	Baron de Blochausen
	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....	None	20 April 1876	20 February 1885
			20 February 1885	22 September 1888	Édouard Thilges
			22 September 1888	3 March 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....
	Victor Thorn (first time)	None	3 March 1915	12 October 1915
			12 October 1915	6 November 1915	Mathias Mongenast
	Jean-Baptiste Sax	None	6 November 1915	24 February 1916	Hubert Loutsch
	Victor Thorn (second time)	None	24 February 1916	19 June 1917	Victor Thorn
	Léon Moutrier Léon Moutrier Léon Moutrier was a Luxembourgian politician and diplomat. A member of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies for the Liberal League, he served as the Director-General for the Interior and Public Information from 24 February 1916 until 3 January 1917, and for Justice and Public Information from that...	LL Liberal League (Luxembourg) The Liberal League was a political party in Luxembourg between 1904 and 1925. It was the indirect predecessor of the Democratic Party , which has been one of the three major parties in Luxembourg since the Second World War....	19 June 1917	28 September 1918	Léon Kauffmann
	Auguste Liesch Auguste Liesch Jean-Baptiste Auguste Liesch was a Luxembourgian liberal politician, writer, and civil servant.He held the positions of Director-General for Justice and Director-General for Public Works in the government of Émile Reuter from 28 September 1918 to 15 April 1921...	LL Liberal League (Luxembourg) The Liberal League was a political party in Luxembourg between 1904 and 1925. It was the indirect predecessor of the Democratic Party , which has been one of the three major parties in Luxembourg since the Second World War....	28 September 1918	15 April 1921	Émile Reuter
	Guillaume Leidenbach	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....	15 April 1921	14 April 1923
	Joseph Bech	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....	14 April 1923	20 March 1925
	Norbert Dumont	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:...
			16 July 1926	27 December 1936	Joseph Bech
	Étienne Schmit	PRL Radical Liberal Party (Luxembourg) The Radical Liberal Party , abbreviated to PRL, was a Luxembourgian political party that existed from 1932 until 1945. It was the main party bridging the gap between the former Liberal League and the current Democratic Party....	27 December 1936	5 November 1937
	René Blum René Blum (politician) René Blum was a Luxembourgian politician, diplomat, and jurist. He sat in the Chamber of Deputies from 1918 until 1937, when he became a government minister...	POS	5 November 1937	6 April 1940	Pierre Dupong
	Victor Bodson Victor Bodson Victor Bodson was a justice minister of Luxembourg and received the Righteous Among the Nations award by the Israeli Supreme Court for his participation during the Holocaust in helping Jews in Germany escape persecution from the German government.Bodson was born in 1902 in Luxembourg...  (first time)	POS	6 April 1940	23 November 1945
		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...	23 November 1945	1 March 1947
	Eugène Schaus Eugène Schaus Eugène Schaus was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. Schaus was a leading light in the early days of the Democratic Party, of which he would be President from 1952 until 1959....  (first time)	GPD	1 March 1947	3 July 1951
	Victor Bodson Victor Bodson Victor Bodson was a justice minister of Luxembourg and received the Righteous Among the Nations award by the Israeli Supreme Court for his participation during the Holocaust in helping Jews in Germany escape persecution from the German government.Bodson was born in 1902 in Luxembourg...  (second time)	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...	3 July 1951	23 December 1953
			23 December 1953	29 March 1958	Joseph Bech
			29 March 1958	2 March 1959	Pierre Frieden
	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...	2 March 1959	3 January 1967	Pierre Werner
	Jean Dupong Jean Dupong Jean Dupong was a Luxembourgian politician. A member of the Christian Social People's Party , Dupong held a number of positions in government and within the party....	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...	3 January 1967	6 February 1969
	Eugène Schaus Eugène Schaus Eugène Schaus was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. Schaus was a leading light in the early days of the Democratic Party, of which he would be President from 1952 until 1959....  (second time)	DP Democratic Party (Luxembourg) The Democratic Party , abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre-right, holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism.Founded in...	6 February 1969	15 June 1974
	Robert Krieps (first time)	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	16 July 1979	Gaston Thorn Gaston Thorn Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourg politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally...
	Gaston Thorn Gaston Thorn Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourg politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally...	DP Democratic Party (Luxembourg) The Democratic Party , abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre-right, holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism.Founded in...	16 July 1979	22 November 1980	Pierre Werner
	Colette Flesch Colette Flesch Colette Flesch is a Luxembourgian politician and former fencer.As a fencer she participated in the Individual foil events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics....	DP Democratic Party (Luxembourg) The Democratic Party , abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre-right, holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism.Founded in...	22 November 1980	20 July 1984
	Robert Krieps (second time)	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...	20 July 1984	14 July 1989	Jacques Santer
	Marc Fischbach Marc Fischbach Marc Fischbach is a Luxembourgian politician belonging to the Christian Social People's Party. From 1979 until 1984, Fischbach was a Member of the European Parliament...	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	30 January 1998	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...
	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...	30 January 1998	23 July 2009
	François Biltgen François Biltgen François Biltgen is a Luxembourger politician, currently serving as Minister for Justice, Minister for Communications and the Media, and Minister for Religious Affairs, the Minister for the Civil Service and Administrative Reform, and the Minister for Higher Education and Research, in the...	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