Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats
Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois
Luxembourg
Born on 03 April 1944, Luxembourg
Brussels
Parlement européen, Bât. Altiero Spinelli 11G103, 60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60, B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Phone : + 32 2 284 56 48
Strasbourg
Parlement européen, Bât. Louise Weiss T08131, 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman, CS 91024, F-67070 Strasbourg Cedex
Phone : + 33 3 88 17 56 48
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Responsibilities
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Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament, Member
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European Parliament, Member
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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Member
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Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Substitute
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Special Committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering , Substitute
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Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Vice-president
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Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, Substitute
CV
- President of the Luxembourg Journalists Association (1972-1974).
- Secretary-General of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers Party (1970-1985).
- Member of Luxembourg City Council (1976-1984 and 1999-2004).
- State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (1984-1989).
- Minister of Economic Affairs, Minister of Transport and Minister of Public Works (1989-1994).
- Minister of Economic Affairs, Minister of Public Works and Minister of Energy (1994-1999).
- Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
- Vice-Chairman of the Group of the Party of European Socialists (1999-2009).
- Vice-President of the GATT Ministerial Conference at Punta del Este (Uruguay Round).
- Signed the Single European Act on behalf of Luxembourg.
- President of the Intergovernmental Conference that concluded the Schengen Agreement.
