The minister for finances (Luxembourgish: Finanzminister; French: ministre des finances; German: Finanzminister) is a position in the Government Council of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Among other competences, the minister for finances is responsible for overseeing the public finances, including the budget.[1]
The position of Minister for Finances has been in continuous existence since the promulgation of Luxembourg's first constitution, in 1848.
Since 24 March 1936, the title of Minister for Finances has been an official one, although the position had been unofficially known by that name since its creation. From the position's creation until 28 November 1857, the Minister went by the title of Administrator-General.[2] From 1857 until 1936, the Minister went by the title of Director-General.[3]
| Minister | Party | Start date | End date | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ulveling (first time) | None | 1 August 1848 | 2 December 1848 | G T I de la Fontaine | |||
| Norbert Metz | None | 2 December 1848 | 23 September 1853 | Jean-Jacques Willmar | |||
| Emmanuel Servais (first time) | None | 23 September 1853 | 29 November 1857 | Charles-Mathias Simons | |||
| Guillaume-Mathias Augustin | None | 29 November 1857 | 23 June 1859 | ||||
| Jean Ulveling (second time) | None | 23 June 1859 | 26 September 1860 | ||||
| 26 September 1860 | 26 January 1866 | Baron de Tornaco | |||||
| Ernest Simons | None | 26 January 1866 | 3 December 1866 | ||||
| Léon de la Fontaine | None | 3 December 1866 | 14 December 1866 | ||||
| Alexandre de Colnet d'Huart | None | 14 December 1866 | 3 December 1867 | ||||
| 3 December 1867 | 30 September 1869 | Emmanuel Servais | |||||
| Emmanuel Servais (second time) | None | 30 September 1869 | 12 October 1869 | ||||
| Georges Ulveling | None | 12 October 1869 | 25 May 1873 | ||||
| Victor de Roebé | None | 25 May 1873 | 26 December 1874 | ||||
| 26 December 1874 | 21 September 1882 | Baron de Blochausen | |||||
| Baron de Blochausen | None | 21 September 1882 | 12 October 1882 | ||||
| Mathias Mongenast | None | 12 October 1882 | 20 February 1885 | ||||
| 20 February 1885 | 22 September 1888 | Édouard Thilges | |||||
| 22 September 1888 | 12 October 1915 | Paul Eyschen | |||||
| 12 October 1915 | 6 November 1915 | Mathias Mongenast | |||||
| Edmond Reiffers | None | 6 November 1915 | 24 February 1916 | Hubert Loutsch | |||
| Léon Kauffman | None | 24 February 1916 | 19 June 1917 | Victor Thorn | |||
| 19 June 1917 | 28 September 1918 | Léon Kauffman | |||||
| Alphonse Neyens | PD | 28 September 1918 | 20 March 1925 | Émile Reuter | |||
| Étienne Schmit | PRS | 20 March 1925 | 16 July 1926 | Pierre Prüm | |||
| Pierre Dupong | PD | 16 July 1926 | 5 November 1937 | Joseph Bech | |||
| 5 November 1937 | 23 November 1944 | Pierre Dupong | |||||
| CSV | 23 November 1944 | 23 December 1953 | |||||
| Pierre Werner | CSV | 23 December 1953 | 29 March 1958 | Joseph Bech | |||
| 29 March 1958 | 2 March 1959 | Pierre Frieden | |||||
| 2 March 1959 | 15 June 1974 | Pierre Werner | |||||
| Raymond Vouel | LSAP | 15 June 1974 | 21 July 1976 | Gaston Thorn | |||
| Jacques Poos | LSAP | 21 July 1976 | 16 July 1979 | ||||
| Jacques Santer | CSV | 16 July 1979 | 20 July 1984 | Pierre Werner | |||
| 20 July 1984 | 14 July 1989 | Jacques Santer | |||||
| Jean-Claude Juncker | CSV | 14 July 1989 | 26 January 1995 | ||||
| 26 January 1995 | 23 July 2009 | Jean-Claude Juncker | |||||
| Luc Frieden | CSV | 23 July 2009 | 4 December 2013 | ||||
| Pierre Gramegna | DP | 4 December 2013 | 5 January 2022 | Xavier Bettel | |||
| Yuriko Backes | DP | 5 January 2022 | 17 November 2023 | ||||
| Gilles Roth | CSV | 17 November 2023 | Incumbent | Luc Frieden | |||