- Jean Hamilius
Jean Hamilius (born
5 February 1927 inLuxembourg City ) is a formerLuxembourg ian politician and government minister from the Democratic Party.cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/term1/view.do?language=EN&id=838 |title=Jean Hamilius |accessdate=2007-08-31 |last= |first= |date= |work= |publisher=European Parliament ] served as Minister for Public Works inGaston Thorn 's government (1974 – 1979). He sat in the Chamber of Deputies between 1969 and 1984 (excepting the five years he spent as a minister), and in the communal council ofLuxembourg City (1969 – 1974). He was one of Luxembourg's sixMembers of the European Parliament from 1979 until 1981.Hamilius ran at the
1952 Summer Olympics , inHelsinki , in the400 metres and4 x 400 metres relay , [cite web |url=http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/srathm4.html |title= Athletics - Men's 400 m |accessdate=2007-08-31 |last=De Wael |first=Herman |date=2 May 2003 |work=Full Olympians |publisher= ] [cite web |url=http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/srathmr4.html |title= Athletics - Men's 4x400 m |accessdate=2007-08-31 |last=De Wael |first=Herman |date=2 May 2003 |work=Full Olympians |publisher= ] in an athletics deputation best known for the inclusion of Luxembourg's only gold medalist,Josy Barthel .He is the son of
Émile Hamilius (1897 – 1971), himself a former DP politician andMayor of Luxembourg City (1946 – 1963), as well as having competed at the Summer Olympics (in 1920), like his son.Footnotes
s-ttl|title=Minister for Public Works
years=1974 – 1979
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