Xavier Bettel
| Xavier Bettel | |
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| Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
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Assumed office 4 December 2013 |
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| Monarch | Henri |
| Deputy | Etienne Schneider |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
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Minister for Communications and Media Minister for Religious Affairs |
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Assumed office 4 December 2013 |
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| Preceded by | François Biltgen |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | |
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In office 24 November 2011 – 4 December 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Helminger |
| Succeeded by | Lydie Polfer |
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3 March 1973 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gauthier Destenay (2015–present) |
| Alma mater |
University of Thessaloniki Nancy 2 University |
Xavier Bettel (born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer, serving as the 24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 4 December 2013 after succeeding Jean-Claude Juncker. He has previously served as Mayor of Luxembourg City, member of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Luxembourg City communal council. Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party.
Bettel was born on 3 March 1973 in Luxembourg City. His father Claude Bettel was a wine merchant and his mother Aniela, French of Russian descent, grandniece of famous composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. After finishing the European School, Bettel obtained a master's degree in Public and European Law and a DEA in Political Science and Public Law from Nancy 2 University in Nancy, France. He also studied maritime law as well as canon law at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece. He participated in the Erasmus Programme. For four years in the early 2000s he hosted Sonndes em 8, a weekly talkshow, on the now-defunct private T.TV television network.
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