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Xavier Bettel is a Luxembourgish politician who has held significant leadership positions in his country's government. He matters because, as a prominent figure in Luxembourg's political landscape, his policies and decisions have influenced the small European nation's direction on matters ranging from economy to social issues.
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- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Luxembourg
- Place of birth
- Luxembourg
- Spouse
- Gauthier Destenay
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- University Nancy II
- Political party
- Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Xavier Bettel 2025 (cropped).jpg
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- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- date of birth
- 1973-03-03
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- Xavier Bettel
- social media followers
- 97088
- name in native language
- Xavier Bettel
- base salary
- 278035
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- China
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- Office of the Prime Minister of Luxembourg
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Encyclopedic overview
Xavier Bettel (born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as the prime minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1999 to 2013 and mayor of Luxembourg City from 2011 to 2013.
Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party (DP). Following the 2013 general election, he took office as prime minister and succeeded Jean-Claude Juncker of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). He became the first openly gay prime minister in the world to serve a second term in 2018, when his mandate was renewed.
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