1988 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 1988 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean^[1]
Prime Minister	Jacques Santer
Deputy Prime Minister	Jacques Poos
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Léon Bollendorff
President of the Council of State	Ernest Arendt (until 6 August) Georges Thorn (from 6 August)
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Lydie Polfer

Events

April – June

• 30 April – Representing Luxembourg, Lara Fabian finishes fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song Croire.
• 18 June – The Saint Esprit Tunnel in Luxembourg City is officially opened.

July – September

• 15 July – Jacques Poos is made Minister for Health.^[2]

October – December

• 5 December – Grand Duke Jean and King Baudouin of Belgium open the A6 motorway, which connects Luxembourg to the Belgian A4 and on to Brussels.
• 11 December – SES launches its first satellite, Astra 1A, from the Centre Spatial Guyanais, in French Guiana.^[3]

Births

• 25 February – Chris Sagramola, footballer
• 22 July – Prince Constantin of Nassau
• 5 August – Fleur Maxwell, figure skater

Deaths

• 7 April – Lydie Schmit, politician

References

• Book: Thewes, Guy . Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 . 12 December 2009 . 2006 . 2006 . Service Information et Presse . Luxembourg City . 978-2-87999-156-6 . fr.

Notes and References

1. Book: East . Roger . Thomas . Richard J. . Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders . 3 June 2014 . Routledge . 978-1-317-63939-8 . 359 . en.
2. Thewes (2006), p. 204
3. Thewes (2006), p. 208