List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg explained

Post:President
Body:the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Insignia:Logo of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg.svg
Insigniasize:200
Incumbent:Claude Wiseler
Incumbentsince:21 November 2023
Department:Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Style:
Status:Presiding officer
Seat:Hôtel de la Chambre, Luxembourg City
Nominator:Party conferences (primarily)
Appointer:Chamber of Deputies
Termlength:At the Chamber's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new legislative period by a majority of the deputies, and upon a vacancy during a legislative period.
Constituting Instrument:Constitution of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
First:Charles Metz

The president of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourgish: Chamberpresident, French: Président de la Chambre des Députés, German: Präsident der Abgeordnetenkammer) is the presiding officer in Luxembourg's unicameral national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies. The current president is Claude Wiseler who is the 40th person to hold the position.

Note that, during recess, the chamber does not have a president. However, for continuity purposes, unless the president changes between one parliamentary session and another, the presidency is treated as though it is held continuously.

NamePartyStart dateEnd date
width=5pxCharles Metz18481853
Théodore Pescatore (first time)18531855
Baron de Tornaco (first time)18551856
Jean-Mathias Wellenstein18571858
Jean-Pierre Toutsch (first time)18581859
Baron de Tornaco (second time)18591860
Norbert Metz18601861
Théodore Pescatore (second time)18611866
Michel Witry18661867
Jean-Pierre Toutsch (second time)18671869
Paul de Scherff18691872
Baron de Blochausen / Jean-Pierre Foehr18721873
Baron de Blochausen / Jean-Pierre Foehr18731874
Baron de Blochausen / Jean-Pierre Foehr18741875
Jacques Gustave Lessel18751886
Zénon de Muyser18861887
Emmanuel Servais18871890
Théodore Willibrord de Wacquant18901896
Charles-Jean Simons18961905
Auguste Laval19051915
Edouard Hemmer19151917
François AltwiesPD19171925
René BlumPS19251926
Émile Reuter (first time)PD192620 October 1944[1]
Nicolas Wirtgen[2] CSV6 December 19441945
Émile Reuter (second time)CSV19451958
Joseph BechCSV19591964
Victor BodsonLSAP19641967
Romain FandelLSAP19671969
Pierre GrégoireCSV19691974
Antoine WehenkelLSAP19741975
René Van Den BulckeLSAP19751979
Léon BollendorffCSV19791989
Erna Hennicot-SchoepgesCSV19891995
Jean SpautzCSV19952004
Jean Asselborn (extraordinary session)LSAP13 July 200430 July 2004
Lucien WeilerCSV30 July 20047 June 2009
Laurent MosarCSV28 July 200912 November 2013
Mars Di BartolomeoLSAP5 December 201330 October 2018
Fernand EtgenDP6 December 201824 October 2023
Claude WiselerCSV21 November 2023Incumbent

In addition, there were four extraordinary sessions, for which the Presidents were selected by virtue of being the oldest members. In these cases, the Presidents were:

See also

Notes and References

  1. President in name only under Nazi occupation (1940–1944)
  2. Selected by virtue of being oldest member