- Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
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Grand Duchy of LuxembourgType Chivalric order with five grades Day Only awarded on National Day (23 June) Eligibility Eligible for deputies, state councillors, civil servants, elected representatives and personnel of municipal administrations, key players of the economic, social, cultural or sport sectors as well for volunteers. Order can also be awarded to foreigners. Status Currently constituted Sovereign His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg Chancellor Jean-Claude Juncker Grades (w/ post-nominals) Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer, Knight Established 23 January 1961 Precedence Next (higher) Order of the Oak Crown Next (lower) Military Medal 
Ribbon bar of the order The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (l’Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg) is a distinguished honorary order of Luxembourg. It was instituted on January 23, 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grandmaster of the order is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.[1] Besides the five classes, a gilt medal can also be bestowed.
Members of the Order
Members of the Order of Merit of Luxembourg include the following:
Grand Cross:
- Gabriele Albertini, Italian politician
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former secretary-general of the United Nations
- Jos Chabert, vice-president of the parliament of Brussels
- Konstantin Zhigalov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
- Astrid Lulling, member of the European Parliament for Luxembourg
- John L Murray, Chief Justice of Ireland
Grand Officer:
- Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander
- Tommy Koh, Singaporean Ambassador-at-Large, diplomatist and law professor
- Nikolaos van Dam, Dutch ambassador to Indonesia
- Jean-Marie Leblanc, former director of the Tour de France
- Mikis Theodorakis, music composer
- Joseph Weyland, permanent representative of Luxembourg to NATO
- Gabriele Albertini, member of the European Parliament
Commander:
- Vicky Leandros, Greek and International singer
- Thomas Schaidhammer, United States Army Colonel, Berlin Atache
- Svend-Aage Nielsen, Danish businessman
- Carl Christian Nielsen, Danish businessman
- Erik Ader, Dutch ambassador to Norway
- Michel Carpentier, director general of the European Commission
- Robert Engels, Dutch ambassador to Finland
- Barend ter Haar, Dutch diplomat
- Pascal Lamy, European Commissioner
- Gilbert Renault, French resistance hero
- Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi-hunter
- Gerald Newton, Professor of German at the University of Sheffield
- Michel Monnier, French diplomat
Officer
- Alphonse Berns, Luxembourg ambassador
- Gerard Druesne, Director-General of the European Institute of Public Affairs
- Nicolas Majerus, Luxembourgish politician for the CSV party and heart specialist.
Knight
- Josy Linkels , painter
- Fernand Roda, painter
- Jean-Claude Schlim
References
- ^ Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Official website of the Luxembourg gouvernement
Orders and Honours of Luxembourg 
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau · 
Order of Adolphe of Nassau · 
Order of the Oak Crown · 
Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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