Xavier Bettel
Xavier Bettel | |
|---|---|
Bettel in 2023 | |
| 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Luc Frieden |
| Preceded by | François Bausch Paulette Lenert |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Luc Frieden |
| Preceded by | Jean Asselborn |
| President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gabrielius Landsbergis |
| 24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| In office 4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Monarch | Henri |
| Deputy | Étienne Schneider Félix Braz François Bausch Dan Kersch Paulette Lenert |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Succeeded by | Luc Frieden |
| Minister for Communications and Media | |
| In office 4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Luc Frieden |
| Succeeded by | Elisabeth Margue |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | |
| In office 24 November 2011 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Helminger |
| Succeeded by | Lydie Polfer |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 13 July 1999 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Frank Colabianchi |
| Constituency | Centre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1973 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Nationality | Luxembourger |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1988–present) |
| Spouse(s) |
Gauthier Destenay (m. 2015) |
| Alma mater | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Nancy 2 University |
| Profession | |
Xavier Bettel (born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer. He was the 24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He replaced Jean-Claude Juncker. He has served as Mayor of Luxembourg City, member of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Luxembourg City communal council.[1][2] Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party.
Bettel is openly gay.[3] He is one of three openly gay world leaders in office, the others being Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of Ireland;[4] and Ana Brnabić, the Prime Minister of Serbia.
References
- ↑ "Xavier Bettel". Ville de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.
- ↑ "Xavier Bettel". Bettel, Xavier: Biographie. Gouvernement du Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Je suis surpris de devenir bourgmestre". L'essentiel. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Leo Varadkar, gay son of Indian immigrant, to be next Irish PM." The Guardian. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-06-03.