Jeannot Krecké Explained

Jeannot Krecké
Office:	Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade
Term Start:	2004
Term End:	2012
Primeminister:	Jean-Claude Juncker
Predecessor:	Henri Grethen
Successor:	Etienne Schneider
Birth Date:	26 April 1950
Birth Place:	Luxembourg
Nationality:	Luxembourgish
Party:	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
Module:	Embed: yes Jeannot Krecké Position: midfielder Years1: 1968–1970 Clubs1: Avenir Beggen Years2: 1970–1971 Clubs2: KSC Grimbergen Years3: 1971–1972 Clubs3: Avenir Beggen Years4: 1973–1975 Clubs4: Aris Bonnevoie Years5: 1975–1977 Clubs5: Etzella Ettelbruck Years6: 1981–1982 Clubs6: Progrès Niederkorn Nationalyears1: 1970–1977 Nationalteam1: Luxembourg Nationalcaps1: 11 Nationalgoals1: 0

Jeannot Krecké (born 26 April 1950 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish politician of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party. He is a former footballer.

Football career

Krecké played football as a midfielder, and appeared 11 times for the Luxembourg national team.

Political career

Krecké was a member of the Juncker-Asselborn I and II governments, holding the positions of Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade and Minister for Sport. He was also a member of the Eurogroup from July 2004 to June 2009. He resigned from the latter on 1 February 2012.^[1]

Krecké resigned from the Cabinet and stepped down in February 2012.^[2]

Later career

Krecké is currently the CEO of Key International Strategy Services. In addition, he holds the following positions:

• ArcelorMittal, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors
• Calzedonia Finanziaria SA, Member of the Board of Directors
• East-West United Bank SA, Member of the Board of Directors until February 2022
• Jan De Nul, Member of the Board of Directors
• NovEnergia, Member of the Management Team^[3]
• (formerly)^[4] Sistema, Member of the Board of Directors^[5]

External links

• Government biography

Notes and References

1. News: Krecké to quit on February 1. 13 May 2013. Delano. 10 November 2011.
2. Web site: Le Jeudi - Krecké démissionne. www.lejeudi.lu . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606015159/http://www.lejeudi.lu/index.php/l-actualite/3732.html . June 6, 2012.
3. http://www.novenergia.com/en/people/#OurPeople Management Team
4. Web site: Sodrugestvo: More people of influence linked to firms with Russian ties . 2022-03-31 . today.rtl.lu . en.
5. http://www.sistema.com/?42 Board of Directors