Paul Helminger
| Paul Helminger | |
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| Mayor of Luxembourg City | |
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In office 1999–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Lydie Polfer |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Bettel |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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Assumed office 1984-1989 1999-present |
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| Personal details | |
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28 October 1940 Esch-sur-Alzette 
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| Nationality |
Luxembourgish
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| Political party | Democratic Party (DP) |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Paul Helminger (born 28 October 1940 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a Luxembourg politician who was Mayor of Luxembourg City from 1999 to November 2011. He is a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Democratic Party (since 1994, and previously from 1984 until 1989).
Born in Esch-sur-Alzette in 1940, Paul Helminger moved with his family to Belair, a quarter in western Luxembourg City, when he was one year old. After he attained his baccalaureate in the Athénée de Luxembourg in 1959, Helminger went on to study law at the Sorbonne in Paris until 1963. At the same time, he also studied at the Institut d'Études Politiques and attained a degree in international relations in 1963. In 1964, he finished his doctorate in jurisprudence, before moving to the United States to finish his studies in political science at Stanford University.
Helminger started to work in diplomacy for the state of Luxembourg in 1966 and represented the country in London, Helsinki and Geneva, until 1974, when Prime Minister Gaston Thorn made him his Chief of Cabinet.
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