Luc Frieden
| Luc Frieden | |
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| Minister for Finances | |
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In office 23 July 2009 – 4 December 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Gramegna |
| Minister for Defence | |
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In office 31 July 2004 – 22 February 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Charles Goerens |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Louis Schiltz |
| Minister for Justice | |
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In office 30 January 1998 – 23 July 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Marc Fischbach |
| Succeeded by | François Biltgen |
| Minister for the Treasury and Budget | |
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In office 30 January 1998 – 23 July 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Marc Fischbach |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 September 1963 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
| Political party | Christian Social People's Party |
| Alma mater |
University of Luxembourg Pantheon-Sorbonne University University of Cambridge Harvard University |
Luc Frieden (born 16 September 1963 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a Luxembourgish politician, lawyer and business executive. He has held several posts in the cabinet of Luxembourg, including as Minister for Justice (1998–2009), Minister for Defence (2004–2006) and Minister for Finances (2009–2013). He is a member of the Trilateral Commission.
Luc Frieden completed high school in his home country Luxembourg and received thereafter an international university education in France, the UK and the US. He graduated in business law from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He obtained a Master’s Degree in comparative law from the University of Cambridge (UK) and a further Master of Laws Degree from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, he was also crossregistered at the Kennedy School of Government.
Besides his native tongue Luxembourgish, he speaks fluently English, German, French and has a good working knowledge of Dutch.
In 1994, Frieden was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg for the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), becoming, at the age of thirty, the then youngest member of the House. He was reelected in all general elections thereafter. While in Parliament, he chaired the Finance Committee as well as the Constitutional Committee and was a leading figure in the process leading to the establishment of a constitutional court and of independent administrative courts in Luxembourg.
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