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Colette Flesch Personal information Born 16 April 1937
Dudelange, LuxembourgSport Sport Fencing Colette Flesch (born 16 April 1937 in Dudelange) is a Luxembourgian politician and former fencer.
As a fencer she participated in the Individual foil events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
She has served in numerous political capacities, both in government and within the Democratic Party and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. In 1970 she became the first female Mayor of Luxembourg City.[2] Besides these positions, she has also sat as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and as a member of the European Parliament. She holds a graduate degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University after gaining a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College.[2]
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Political offices Preceded by
Paul WilwertzMayor of Luxembourg City
1970–1980Succeeded by
Camille PolferPreceded by
Gaston ThornDeputy Prime Minister
1980–1984Succeeded by
Jacques PoosPreceded by
Gaston ThornMinister for the Economy
1980–1984Succeeded by
Jacques PoosPreceded by
Gaston ThornMinister for Foreign Affairs
1980–1984Succeeded by
Jacques PoosPreceded by
Gaston ThornMinister for Justice
1980–1984Succeeded by
Jacques PoosPreceded by
Attilio RuffiniPresident of the Council of the EU
Second half 1980Succeeded by
Chris van der KlaauwParty political offices Preceded by
Gaston ThornPresident of the DP
1980–1989Succeeded by
Charles GoerensPreceded by
Willy De ClercqPresident of the ELD
1985–1990Succeeded by
Willy De ClercqAwards Preceded by
Sylvie HülsemannLuxembourgian Sportswoman of the Year
1967Succeeded by
Sylvie HülsemannJosy Barthel • Fernand Boden • Paul Helminger • Jean-Claude Juncker (1982–4) • René Konen • Émile Krieps • Ernest Mühlen • Camille Ney (1980–2) • Jacques Santer • Jean SpautzCategories:- 1937 births
- Living people
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Luxembourg
- Ministers for the Economy of Luxembourg
- Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg
- Ministers for Justice of Luxembourg
- Mayors of Luxembourg City
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg from Centre
- Councillors in Luxembourg City
- Democratic Party (Luxembourg) politicians
- Luxembourgian fencers
- Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic fencers of Luxembourg
- Luxembourgian sportsperson–politicians
- People from Dudelange
- Women mayors
- Luxembourgian women in politics
- Wellesley College alumni
- Democratic Party (Luxembourg) MEPs
- Female MEPs for Luxembourg
- MEPs for Luxembourg 1979–1984
- MEPs for Luxembourg 1984–1989
- MEPs for Luxembourg 1989–1994
- MEPs for Luxembourg 1999–2004
- Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy alumni
- European mayor stubs
- Luxembourgian politician stubs
- European fencing biography stubs
- Luxembourgian sportspeople stubs
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