Xavier Bettel

Xavier Bettel
Bettel in 2023
14th Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Assumed office
17 November 2023
Prime MinisterLuc Frieden
Preceded byFrançois Bausch
Paulette Lenert
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
17 November 2023
Prime MinisterLuc Frieden
Preceded byJean Asselborn
24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg
In office
4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023
MonarchHenri
DeputyFrançois Bausch
Paulette Lenert
Preceded byJean-Claude Juncker
Succeeded byLuc Frieden
Minister for Communications and Media
In office
4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023
Preceded byFrançois Biltgen
Succeeded byLuc Frieden
Mayor of Luxembourg City
In office
24 November 2011 – 4 December 2013
Preceded byPaul Helminger
Succeeded byLydie Polfer
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
13 July 1999 – 4 December 2013
Succeeded byFrank Colabianchi
ConstituencyCentre
Personal details
Born (1973-03-03) 3 March 1973 (age 51)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
NationalityLuxembourger
Political partyDemocratic Party (1988–present)
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Alma materAristotle University of Thessaloniki
Nancy 2 University
Profession

Xavier Bettel (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈksɑvieː ˈbətəl]; born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the 14th deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as the 24th prime minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (1999–2013) and Mayor of Luxembourg City (2011–2013).[1][2]

Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party (DP).[3] Following the 2013 general election, he took office as Prime Minister and succeeded Jean-Claude Juncker of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). Bettel became the first openly gay prime minister in the world to serve a second term in 2018, when his mandate was renewed. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in 2023 in the Frieden-Bettel Government.[4][5] He received the most personal votes in the 2023 elections[6] and as of a March 2024 poll, is the most popular politician in the country, with an approval rating of 79%.[7]

  1. ^ "Xavier Bettel". Ville de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Xavier Bettel". Bettel, Xavier: Biographie. Gouvernement du Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Xavier Bettel Is Luxembourg's First Gay Prime Minister". Huffington Post. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ^ Anderson, Emma (16 October 2018). "Xavier Bettel asked to form next Luxembourg government". POLITICO.
  5. ^ "Bettel appointed 'formateur' of new government". luxtimes.lu. 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Election data analysis: Who received the most personal votes?". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Xavier Bettel ersetzt de Jean Asselborn als beléiftste Politiker". rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). 26 March 2024.

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