Lydie Schmit 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 and teacher.

Schmit joined the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

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...

 in 1970. By 1974, she had been chosen as President of the party: a position that she held until 1980. She entered public office in 1976, when she was joined the communal council

Schifflange communal council

Schifflange communal council is the local council for the commune of Schifflange, in south-western Luxembourg.It consists of thirteen members, elected every six years by proportional representation. The last elections were held on 9 October 2005, and resulted in a victory for the Luxembourg...

 of Schifflange

Schifflange

Schifflange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg., the town of Schifflange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 7,849....

, of which she remained a member until her death. She entered the Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg

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 in 1979, but only served for a year before leaving the office to work for the Socialist International

Socialist International

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, of which she was Vice-President, as well as President of the Socialist International Women

Socialist International Women

Socialist International Women is the international organization of the women's organizations of the socialist, social democratic and labour parties affiliated to the Socialist International. The organization was established on August 17, 1907.....

. She left these positions in 1984 to stand, and be elected, in the European election

European Parliament election, 1984

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 of that year. She sat in the European Parliament

European Parliament

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 for four years, but died of cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 at the age of 49. She was succeeded as MEP by Joseph Wohlfart

Joseph Wohlfart

Joseph Wohlfart was a Luxembourgian politician. A member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party , Wohlfart held office at local, national, and supranational level....

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