1989 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 1989 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 Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
President of the Council of State	Georges Thorn
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Lydie Polfer

Events

January – March

• 5 February – SES' Astra 1A satellite starts broadcasting, beginning SES's dominance of the European satellite communication market.

April – June

• 19 April – 150th anniversary of Luxembourg's independence.^[2]
• 6 May – Representing Luxembourg, Park Cafe finish twentieth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song Monsieur.
• 13 June – The constitution is amended in numerous ways, affecting electoral eligibility requirements, expanding education access, and requiring counter-signature of Grand Ducal decree.
• 18 June – Legislative and European elections are held. The four established parties all lose ground to three new parties: Action Committee 5/6, GAP, and GLEI.^[3]

July – September

• 7 July – A law is passed to strengthen the fight against money laundering.^[4]
• 14 July – Jacques Santer forms a new government, keeping Jacques Poos as his deputy.

October – December

• 12 November – The Action Committee 5/6 Pensions for Everyone changes its name to 'Action Committee 5/6'.

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. 208
3. Thewes (2006), p. 210
4. Thewes (2006), p. 215