Jean Asselborn

Jean Asselborn (born 27 April 1949 in Steinfort) is a Luxembourgian politician. Since July 31, 2004, he has been the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration in the government led by Jean-Claude Juncker. [http://www.gouvernement.lu/gouvernement/membres/asselborn/cv_en/index.html CV at government website] .]

He became Mayor of Steinfort in 1982 and served in that position until 2004. He was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg in 1984, and in 1989 he became head of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party parliamentary group. He was Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1999 to 2004. He was also the President of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, the second-largest political party in the Grand Duchy, from 1997 to 2004.

ee also

* Juncker-Asselborn Ministry (2004 – )

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s-ttl|title=President of the Chamber of Deputies
years=2004
-s-ttl|title=Deputy Prime Minister
years=2004–
-s-ttl|title=Minister for Foreign Affairs
years=2004–
-s-ttl|title=President of the Council of the EU
years=First half 2005
-s-ttl|title=President of the LSAP
years=1997–2004