Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

Infobox Political party
party_name = Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
name_native = Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei
party_
leader = Jean Asselborn
president = Alex Bodry
leader1_title = Parliamentary leader
leader1_name = Ben Fayot
foundation = 5 July 1902 (historical)
1945 (modern)
ideology = Social democracy
headquarters = 68, rue de Gasperich
Luxembourg City
international = Socialist International
europarl = Party of European Socialists
colors = Red
website = [http://www.lsap.lu/ www.lsap.lu] The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party ( _lb. Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei, _fr. Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Luxembourgeois, _de. Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei), abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, ["LSAP" is more commonly used, although the French "POSL" is also mandated by the party's statutes. fr icon cite web | url = http://www.lsap.lu/forcedownload.php?iddownload=21&type=_pdf_ | title = LSAP party statutes | accessdate = 2006-07-19 | date = 17 March 2002 | publisher = Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party ] is a social democrat political party in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The LSAP is currently the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, having won 14 of 60 seats at the 2004 election. It is the junior partner in the governing grand coalition with the Christian Social People's Party. The party's President is Alex Bodry, a member of the Chamber of Deputies and the Mayor of Dudelange. However, the leading LSAP member in the government is Jean Asselborn, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs.

History

* 5 July 1902: Foundation of the Social Democratic Party.
* 1905: Left-wing elements split to create the Social Democratic Workers' Party.
* 1912: Reunification of the PSD and POSD.
* 1916: Party renamed to 'Socialist Party', part of the International.
* 2 January 1921: Communist elements split to create the Communist Party of Luxembourg.
* 1924: Party renamed to 'Luxembourg Workers' Party'.
* 5 November 1937: Party joins government for the first time in coalition under Prime Minister Pierre Dupong.
* 1946: Party reformed after the Second World War as the 'Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party'.
* 2 May 1970: Right-wing elements split to create the Social Democratic Party.
* 1981: Reunification of the LSAP with most of the Social Democratic Party (some join the CSV).

Presidents of the LSAP

* Michel Rasquin (1945 – 1951)
* Paul Wilwertz (1951 – 1952)
* Albert Bousser (1952 – 1954)
* Émile Ludwig (1954 – 1955)
* Paul Wilwertz (1955 – 1959)
* Henry Cravatte (1959 – 1970)
* Antoine Wehenkel (1970 – 1974)
* Lydie Schmit (1974 – 1980)
* Robert Krieps (1980 – 1985)
* Ben Fayot (1985 – 1997)
* Jean Asselborn (1997 – 2004)
* Alex Bodry (2004 – ) [cite web | url = http://www.lsap.lu/index.php?level1=26&level2=593&co_group_id=713&fidlanguage=2&lang=fr&idusergroup= | title = Presidents of the LSAP since 1945 | accessdate = 2006-07-19 | publisher = Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party ]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.lsap.lu/ LSAP website]