| Post: | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Body: | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| Incumbent: | Xavier Bettel |
| Incumbentsince: | 17 November 2023 |
| Department: | Executive branch of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| Style: | Mr. Deputy Prime Minister (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Status: | Second highest executive branch officer |
| Seat: | Luxembourg City |
| Appointer: | Prime Minister |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| First: | Eugène Schaus |
| Unofficial Names: | Vice Prime Minister "Vize Premier" |
| Website: | gouvernement.lu |
The deputy prime minister of Luxembourg is the second-highest position in the government of Luxembourg. The deputy serves a vital function in Luxembourg's collegiate cabinet system, deputises for the prime minister when he is absent, represents his or her own political party, and holds other government positions.
Since the position was created, in 1959, almost all governments have been coalitions of two of the three major parties: the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), and the Democratic Party (DP). The current government consists of the CSV and the DP. The deputy prime minister has always been a leading politician from the junior coalition partner.
Since 1989, the title of Deputy Prime Minister has been an official one,[1] although the position had been unofficially known by that name since its creation. From the position's creation until 1989, the deputy prime minister went by the title of Vice-President of the Government. This mirrored the prime minister's title, which was President of the Government until 1989.[2] The name Vice Prime Minister is also used.
| Deputy Prime Minister | Party | Start date | End date | Reason for departure | Prime Minister | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center colspan=10 | Deputy Prime Minister (since 2 March 1959) | ||||||||
| Eugène Schaus | DP | 2 March 1959 | 15 July 1964 | Coalition partner changed[3] | Pierre Werner | Werner-Schaus Ministry I | |||
| Henry Cravatte | LSAP | 15 July 1964 | 6 February 1969 | Coalition partner changed[4] | Werner-Cravatte Government | ||||
| Eugène Schaus | DP | 6 February 1969 | 15 June 1974 | Government lost election[5] | Werner-Schaus Ministry II | ||||
| Raymond Vouel | LSAP | 15 June 1974 | 21 July 1976 | Appointed to EC Commission | Gaston Thorn | Thorn Ministry | |||
| Bernard Berg | LSAP | 21 July 1976 | 16 July 1979 | Government lost election[6] | Thorn Ministry | ||||
| Gaston Thorn | DP | 16 July 1979 | 22 November 1980 | Appointed EC President[7] | Pierre Werner | Werner-Thorn-Flesch Ministry | |||
| Colette Flesch | DP | 22 November 1980 | 20 July 1984 | Coalition partner changed[8] | Werner-Thorn-Flesch Ministry | ||||
| Jacques Poos | LSAP | 20 July 1984 | 26 January 1995 | Coalition partner changed[9] | Jacques Santer | Santer-Poos Ministry I, II, III | |||
| 26 January 1995 | 7 August 1999 | Jean-Claude Juncker | Juncker-Poos Ministry | ||||||
| Lydie Polfer | DP | 7 August 1999 | 31 July 2004 | Coalition partner changed | Juncker-Polfer Ministry | ||||
| Jean Asselborn | LSAP | 31 July 2004 | 4 December 2013 | Resigned | Juncker-Asselborn Ministry I, II | ||||
| Xavier Bettel | DP | 17 November 2023 | Incumbent | Luc Frieden | Frieden-Bettel Government | ||||
| align=center colspan=10 | First Deputy Prime Minister (4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023) | ||||||||
| Etienne Schneider | LSAP | 4 December 2013 | 4 February 2020 | Resigned | Xavier Bettel | Bettel I and II Governments | |||
| Dan Kersch | LSAP | 4 February 2020 | 5 January 2022 | Resigned | Bettel II Government | ||||
| Paulette Lenert | LSAP | 5 January 2022 | 17 November 2023 | Government lost election | Bettel II Government | ||||
| align=center colspan=10 | Second Deputy Prime Minister (5 December 2018 – 17 November 2023) | ||||||||
| Félix Braz | DG | 5 December 2018 | 11 October 2019 | Health | Xavier Bettel | Bettel II Government | |||
| François Bausch | DG | 11 October 2019 | 17 November 2023 | Government lost election | Bettel II Government | ||||
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