List of members of the Council of State of Luxembourg
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This is a list of members of the Council of State of Luxembourg. The Council of State
has twenty-two members, although this has not always been the case. In total, 181 appointments have been made to the Council of State, including 162 different people, as several have served more than once.
Council of State of Luxembourg
The Council of State is an institution in Luxembourg that advises the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies. Until 1 January 1997, it was also the country's supreme administrative court, but this function was ceded to the newly created Administrative Tribunal and Administrative Court.The...
has twenty-two members, although this has not always been the case. In total, 181 appointments have been made to the Council of State, including 162 different people, as several have served more than once.
| Name | Start | End | Notes |
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| Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. He led the Orangist movement and was the first Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for four months, from 1 August 1848 until 6 December of the same year.His third son, Edmond, better known by his pen name 'Dicks',... |
28 November 1857 | 11 February 1871 | President 1857–68 |
| Jean-Jacques Willmar | 28 November 1857 | 26 November 1866 | |
| Jean Ulveling Jean Ulveling Jean Ulveling was a Luxembourgian statesman, politician, and historian. He served as a member of the Council of State of Luxembourg for some years, and was a member of the Constituent Assembly which framed a new constitution in 1848... (1st time) |
28 November 1857 | 12 November 1858 | |
| Vendelin Jurion Vendelin Jurion Vendelin Jurion was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist.Jurion was born on 4 June 1806 in Bitburg, now in Germany but then a part of the French département of Forets . Jurion became an advocate on the district court in Diekirch, and later in Luxembourg City... |
28 November 1857 | 10 February 1892 | President 1871–72 |
| Emmanuel Servais Emmanuel Servais Lambert Joseph Emmanuel Servais was a Luxembourgian politician. He held numerous offices of national importance, foremost amongst which was in serving as the fifth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, for seven years, from 3 December 1867 until 26 December 1874.After being Prime Minister, he was a... (1st time) |
28 November 1857 | 3 December 1867 | |
| Édouard Thilges (1st time) | 28 November 1857 | 15 July 1859 | |
| Charles-Gérard Eyschen Charles-Gérard Eyschen Charles-Gérard Eyschen was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. An Orangist, Eyschen served in the cabinet of Charles-Mathias Simons as Director-General for Justice.Born in Baschleiden in 1800, Eyschen became a lawyer... |
28 November 1857 | 28 September 1859 | |
| Ferdinand Pescatore | 28 November 1857 | 25 December 1862 | |
| F J Ch M Wirz | 28 November 1857 | 18 January 1863 | |
| Guillaume d'Ansembourg | 28 November 1857 | 10 February 1882 | |
| Charles-Frédéric Mersch-Faber | 28 November 1857 | 25 August 1888 | |
| François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet was a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and archaeologist. He was elected to represent the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette on the Constituent Assembly, in 1848. An Orangist, he served in the cabinet of Charles-Mathias Simons as Administrator-General for Justice for three... |
6 October 1858 | 4 February 1885 | President 1870–71 |
| Antoine Lefort | 10 August 1860 | 3 March 1889 | |
| Charles-Mathias Simons Charles-Mathias Simons Charles-Mathias Simons was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. He was the third Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for seven years, from 1853 until 1860.-Ezternal links:... |
28 September 1860 | 5 October 1874 | President 1869–70 |
| Édouard Thilges (2nd time) | 28 September 1860 | 3 December 1867 | |
| Mathias Wellenstein | 29 December 1860 | 1 December 1870 | |
| P J Augustin | 13 February 1863 | 25 September 1872 | |
| Michel Jonas | 5 April 1866 | 16 June 1884 | |
| Chrétien Mersch | 5 April 1866 | 24 January 1873 | |
| Jean Ulveling Jean Ulveling Jean Ulveling was a Luxembourgian statesman, politician, and historian. He served as a member of the Council of State of Luxembourg for some years, and was a member of the Constituent Assembly which framed a new constitution in 1848... (2nd time) |
14 December 1866 | 29 October 1877 | |
| Victor de Tornaco Victor de Tornaco Baron Victor de Tornaco was a Luxembourgian politician. An Orangist, he was the fourth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for seven years, from 26 September 1860 until 3 December 1867.... |
3 December 1867 | 20 June 1872 | |
| Charles Munchen | 14 January 1868 | 13 August 1881 | |
| Bernard-Hubert Neuman | 16 March 1868 | 27 September 1891 | |
| Édouard Thilges (3rd time) | 18 December 1870 | 20 February 1885 | President 1872–74 |
| Lucien Rischard | 15 March 1871 | 18 December 1900 | |
| Emmanuel Servais Emmanuel Servais Lambert Joseph Emmanuel Servais was a Luxembourgian politician. He held numerous offices of national importance, foremost amongst which was in serving as the fifth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, for seven years, from 3 December 1867 until 26 December 1874.After being Prime Minister, he was a... (2nd time) |
27 December 1874 | 17 June 1890 | President 1874–87 |
| Henri Vannérus Henri Vannérus Henri Vannérus was a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and diplomat.An Orangist, he twice served as Minister for Justice, in the governments of Victor de Tornaco and Emmanuel Servais... |
27 December 1874 | 17 May 1921 | President 1888–89 and 1895–1914 |
| Georges Ulveling | 29 October 1877 | 30 September 1881 | |
| Nicolas Salentiny | 6 August 1878 | 25 November 1898 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Klein (1st time) | 1 March 1882 | 14 November 1883 | |
| Jules Chromé | 9 April 1884 | 14 January 1899 | |
| Victor de Roebé | 22 July 1885 | 3 January 1889 | |
| Jean-Pierre Toutsch | 22 July 1885 | 30 June 1887 | |
| Joseph Schaack Joseph Schaack Joseph Schaack is a politician from Luxembourg. He is a leading member of a civil service union. In 1999 he ran for election for the Democratic Party. In 2004 he became the director of the customs administration.... |
22 July 1885 | 25 November 1894 | |
| Victor Thorn (1st time) | 22 July 1885 | 27 September 1888 | |
| Charles Rischard (1st time) | 15 February 1888 | 23 June 1896 | |
| Édouard Thilges (4th time) | 10 October 1888 | 9 July 1904 | President 1889–95 |
| Jean-Baptiste Klein (2nd time) | 27 November 1889 | 2 August 1894 | |
| Alexandre de Colnet d'Huart | 27 November 1889 | 12 June 1905 | |
| Émile Faber | 2 May 1892 | 14 March 1927 | |
| Joseph Rischard | 2 May 1892 | 3 March 1915 | |
| Victor Thorn (2nd time) | 26 October 1892 | 3 March 1915 | President 1914–15 |
| Jean Franck | 30 January 1895 | 9 May 1896 | |
| Émile Lefort | 30 January 1895 | 12 May 1902 | |
| Henri Neumann | 9 August 1896 | 9 March 1910 | |
| Émile Schlesser | 20 November 1896 | 12 November 1901 | |
| Hereditary Grand Duke William | 25 December 1897 | 4 April 1902 | |
| Joseph Steichen | 31 December 1898 | 23 March 1938 | President 1931–32 |
| Ernest Arendt | 11 January 1902 | 11 February 1931 | |
| Paul Ulveling | 30 September 1902 | 5 March 1924 | |
| Mathias Glaesener | 30 September 1902 | 22 October 1924 | |
| Charles Rischard (2nd time) | 26 October 1905 | 12 June 1914 | |
| Ernest Hamélius | 7 December 1908 | 16 November 1945 | President 1932–45 |
| Jules Fischer | 21 February 1909 | 31 December 1914 | |
| Henri Kirpach | 9 January 1910 | 26 April 1911 | |
| Victor Thorn (3rd time) | 28 December 1914 | 3 March 1915 | |
| Charles de Waha | 3 March 1915 | 24 November 1916 | |
| Pierre Braun | 3 March 1915 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Joseph Brincour | 3 March 1915 | 29 December 1917 | |
| Léon Kauffman (1st time) | 3 March 1915 | 24 February 1916 | |
| Joseph Thilges | 3 March 1915 | 15 December 1916 | |
| Auguste Ulveling | 3 March 1915 | 26 August 1917 | |
| Mathias Mongenast | 6 November 1915 | 10 January 1926 | President 1916–17 |
| Victor Thorn (4th time) | 6 November 1915 | 24 February 1916 | President 1915–16 |
| Victor Thorn (5th time) | 19 June 1917 | 15 September 1930 | President 1917–30 |
| Ernest Leclère Ernest Leclère Ernest Leclère was a Luxembourgian politician. A member of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies for the Socialist Party, he served two short stints as a minister during the German occupation during the First World War. His first position was as the Director-General for the Interior from 3 March 1915... |
19 June 1917 | 27 May 1938 | |
| Léon Kauffman (2nd time) | 28 September 1918 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Léon Moutrier Léon Moutrier Léon Moutrier was a Luxembourgian politician and diplomat. A member of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies for the Liberal League, he served as the Director-General for the Interior and Public Information from 24 February 1916 until 3 January 1917, and for Justice and Public Information from that... |
28 September 1918 | 21 December 1936 | |
| Antoine Lefort Antoine Lefort Antoine Lefort-Mousel was a Luxembourgian politician and diplomat. A member of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies for the Party of the Right, he served as the Director-General for Public Works from 24 February 1916 until 28 September 1918. Later, he served as a diplomat, including as chargé... |
28 September 1918 | 19 March 1928 | |
| Joseph Faber | 28 September 1918 | 10 October 1933 | |
| Guillaume Leidenbach | 14 April 1923 | 8 May 1943 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Sax | 3 June 1924 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Jacques Delahaye (1st time) | 8 November 1926 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Georges Faber | 18 July 1929 | 16 August 1936 | |
| François Altwies François Altwies François Altwies was a Luxembourgian politician. He sat in the Chamber of Deputies, of which he served as President from 1917 until 1925.... |
6 March 1933 | 6 July 1936 | |
| Robert Brasseur Robert Brasseur Robert Brasseur was a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and journalist.Brasseur was educated at the Athénée de Luxembourg, before studying law at University of Strasbourg and in Paris. While in Paris, he became a bibliophile, starting a library to which he would continue to contribute over the... |
6 March 1933 | 15 February 1934 | |
| Prince Felix (1st time) | 23 January 1937 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Norbert Dumont | 23 January 1937 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Auguste Liesch Auguste Liesch Jean-Baptiste Auguste Liesch was a Luxembourgian liberal politician, writer, and civil servant.He held the positions of Director-General for Justice and Director-General for Public Works in the government of Émile Reuter from 28 September 1918 to 15 April 1921... (1st time) |
23 January 1937 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Léon Schaack | 23 January 1937 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Nicolas Kerschen | 23 January 1937 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Jean Rettel | 23 January 1937 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Adolphe Kunnen | 23 January 1937 | 16 November 1945 | |
| Prince Felix (2nd time) | 14 December 1945 | 25 April 1951 | |
| Léon Kauffman (3rd time) | 14 December 1945 | 14 February 1952 | President, 1945–52 |
| Jacques Delahaye (2nd time) | 14 December 1945 | 25 March 1947 | |
| Auguste Liesch Auguste Liesch Jean-Baptiste Auguste Liesch was a Luxembourgian liberal politician, writer, and civil servant.He held the positions of Director-General for Justice and Director-General for Public Works in the government of Émile Reuter from 28 September 1918 to 15 April 1921... (2nd time) |
14 December 1945 | 13 March 1949 | |
| Joseph Thorn | 14 December 1945 | 10 November 1953 | |
| Albert Wagner | 14 December 1945 | 30 July 1958 | |
| Pierre Frieden | 14 December 1945 | 15 July 1948 | |
| Robert Als | 14 December 1945 | 25 March 1947 | |
| Félix Welter | 14 December 1945 | 25 April 1973 | President, 1952–69 |
| Michel Rasquin Michel Rasquin Michel Rasquin was a Luxembourgian journalist and socialist politician, and European Commissioner.Rasquin was born in Pétange, Luxembourg in 1899. After the Second World War he was the president of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party from 1945 to 1951.He was a member of the Council of State,... |
14 December 1945 | 9 July 1948 | |
| Alfred Loesch | 14 December 1945 | 31 December 1958 | |
| Maurice Sevenig | 14 December 1945 | 26 June 1975 | President, 1969–75 |
| Paul Wilwertz Paul Wilwertz Paul Wilwertz was a Luxembourgian politician for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party . He was Mayor of Luxembourg City for five years, as well as sitting in the Chamber of Deputies and holding positions in the government.Born in Wiltz, Wilwertz attended the Athénée de Luxembourg in Luxembourg... |
14 December 1945 | 29 June 1954 | |
| François Wirtz | 14 December 1945 | 8 November 1947 | |
| Eugène Rodenbourg | 28 April 1947 | 31 October 1972 | |
| Émile Raus | 4 August 1948 | 26 October 1976 | President 1975–76 |
| Lambert Schaus Lambert Schaus Lambert Schaus was a Luxembourg politician, jurist, and diplomat. He held office as a government minister and European Commissioner.... |
4 August 1948 | 19 January 1953 | |
| André Origer | 4 August 1948 | 30 November 1978 | |
| Ferdinand Wirtgen | 23 October 1950 | 11 December 1978 | President, 1976–78 |
| Prince Jean of Luxembourg Prince Jean of Luxembourg Prince Jean of Luxembourg was born on 15 May 1957 at Betzdorf Castle, the second son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. He is the twin brother of Princess Margaretha. His godparents are Prince Felix of Luxembourg and Princess Margrethe of Denmark... |
25 April 1951 | 12 June 1953 | |
| Charles Léon Hammes Charles Léon Hammes Charles Léon Hammes was a Luxembourgian lawyer, judge and the third President of the European Court of Justice.Hammes was born in 1898 in Falk, Luxembourg... |
26 November 1951 | 12 June 1953 | |
| Hubert Clément Hubert Clément Hubert Clément was a Luxembourgian journalist and politician. He served as the Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette, as a member of the Council of State, as a member of the Chamber of Deputies... |
2 May 1952 | 29 September 1953 | |
| Albert Goldmann | 12 May 1953 | 4 December 1976 | President, 1976 |
| Léon Schaus | 12 May 1953 | 15 July 1977 | |
| Paul Thibeau | 1 March 1955 | 1 October 1972 | |
| François Huberty | 1 March 1955 | 31 October 1972 | |
| Roger Maul | 1 March 1955 | 16 September 1979 | President 1978–79 |
| Louis Hencks | 12 August 1958 | 25 February 1974 | |
| Nicolas Margue | 4 August 1959 | 30 September 1970 | |
| Paul Wilwertz Paul Wilwertz Paul Wilwertz was a Luxembourgian politician for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party . He was Mayor of Luxembourg City for five years, as well as sitting in the Chamber of Deputies and holding positions in the government.Born in Wiltz, Wilwertz attended the Athénée de Luxembourg in Luxembourg... (2nd time) |
30 December 1959 | 16 December 1968 | |
| Prince Felix (3rd time) | 5 May 1961 | 24 March 1969 | |
| Joseph Wolter | 30 May 1961 | 17 January 1968 | |
| Joseph Kauffman | 14 June 1961 | 11 June 1979 | |
| Félix Worré | 10 July 1961 | 16 February 1980 | |
| Alex Bonn | 17 July 1961 | 16 June 1980 | President, 1979–80 |
| Paul Weber | 7 August 1961 | 2 October 1973 | |
| Victor Bodson Victor Bodson Victor Bodson was a justice minister of Luxembourg and received the Righteous Among the Nations award by the Israeli Supreme Court for his participation during the Holocaust in helping Jews in Germany escape persecution from the German government.Bodson was born in 1902 in Luxembourg... |
28 August 1961 | 21 July 1964 | |
| Fernand Georges | 26 February 1965 | 1 January 2000 | |
| Norbert Droessaert | 20 March 1968 | 1 November 1976 | |
| Prince Charles Prince Charles of Luxembourg Charles Frédéric Louis Guillaume Marie , was a Luxembourgian prince, a son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Felix of Bourbon-Parma.... |
24 March 1969 | 26 July 1977 | |
| François Goerens | 14 June 1969 | 2 August 1987 | President 1980–87 |
| Alfred Loesch | 11 November 1970 | 1 October 1974 | |
| Robert Schaack | 24 October 1972 | 1 January 1988 | |
| Fernand Zurn | 11 November 1972 | 11 March 1987 | |
| Joseph Foog | 24 November 1972 | 10 June 1985 | |
| Edmond Reuter | 7 December 1972 | 12 February 1990 | |
| Albert Goedert | 19 December 1972 | 1 December 1982 | |
| Ernest Arendt | 20 June 1973 | 6 August 1988 | President 1987–88 |
| Paul Beghin | 10 January 1974 | 1 January 2000 | President, 1994–2000 |
| Johny Lahure Johny Lahure Johny Lahure was a Luxembourgian politician. He served as the Minister for the Environment from 1994 until 1998, under both Jacques Santer and Jean-Claude Juncker... |
29 November 1974 | 20 July 1984 | |
| Annette Schwall-Lacroix | 21 July 1975 | 16 July 1999 | |
| Georges Thorn (1st time) | 15 December 1976 | 1 March 1979 | |
| Gaston Diederich | 29 December 1976 | 11 February 1998 | |
| Lucien Kraus | 18 January 1977 | 1 December 1985 | |
| Cornel Meder | 29 July 1977 | 1 January 2000 | |
| Charles Reiffers | 23 December 1978 | 15 October 1985 | |
| Jules Pierret | 23 January 1979 | 23 January 1991 | |
| René Grégorius | 15 March 1979 | 26 September 1991 | |
| Jean Dupong Jean Dupong Jean Dupong was a Luxembourgian politician. A member of the Christian Social People's Party , Dupong held a number of positions in government and within the party.... |
24 October 1979 | 18 May 1994 | President, 1991–94 |
| Numa Wagner | 26 November 1979 | 2 October 1992 | |
| Henri Metz | 15 April 1980 | 1 January 2000 | |
| Georges Faber | 26 July 1980 | 1 October 1993 | |
| Hereditary Grand Duke Henri Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg OIH is the head of state of Luxembourg. He is the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. His maternal grandparents were King Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden... |
4 December 1980 | 9 March 1998 | |
| Raymond Kirsch Raymond Kirsch Raymond Kirsch is a Luxembourgian businessman, economist, and administrator. He was the chairman of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, from 1 February 2004. to 20 April 2011.... |
13 January 1983 | 13 January 2001 | President, 2000–01 |
| John Castegnaro | 22 January 1985 | 22 January 2003 | |
| Marcel Sauber Marcel Sauber Marcel Sauber is a Luxembourgian politician. He is currently a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies, representing the Centre constituency for the Christian Social People's Party... |
28 June 1985 | 11 March 2003 | President, 2001–02 |
| Georges Thorn (2nd time) | 12 November 1985 | 30 October 1991 | President, 1988–91 |
| Paul-Henri Meyers Paul-Henri Meyers Paul-Henri Meyers is a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. He sits in the Chamber of Deputies, having previously been a Councillor of State. He has been a member of the Christian Social People's Party since 1966.... |
28 November 1985 | 11 August 1999 | |
| Claude Bicheler | 7 April 1987 | 7 April 2005 | |
| Robert Biever | 1 October 1987 | 31 December 2000 | |
| Charles Ruppert | 1 January 1988 | 1 January 2006 | |
| Jean-Pierre Sinner | 26 October 1988 | 26 October 2006 | |
| Pierre Mores Pierre Mores Pierre Mores is a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and administrator. He is in charge of administering Luxembourg's largest private-sector pension fund, the White Collar Workers' Pension Fund .... |
20 March 1990 | 30 September 2007 | President, 2003–07 |
| Victor Rod | 7 March 1991 | 2009 | |
| Nicolas Schmit Nicolas Schmit Nicolas Schmit is a politician in Luxembourg. A member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party , he has been a member of the government since 2004.... |
29 October 1991 | 30 July 2004 | |
| Alain Meyer Alain Meyer Alain Meyer is a Luxembourgian politician. He is currently the President of Luxembourg's Council of State, in which capacity he has served since 1 October 2007.... |
15 November 1991 | Present day | President, 2007– |
| Nico Edon | 2 October 1992 | Present day | |
| Claude Hemmer | 25 November 1993 | Present day | |
| Georges Schroeder | 7 June 1994 | Present day | |
| Carlo Meintz | 11 February 1998 | 5 May 2002 | |
| Victor Gillen | 20 December 1999 | Present day | |
| Georges Pierret | 14 January 2000 | Present day | |
| Agnès Rausch | 11 February 2000 | Present day | |
| Kik Schneider | 8 April 2000 | Present day | |
| Paul Schmit | 9 June 2000 | Present day | |
| Françoise Thoma | 27 October 2000 | Present day | |
| Albert Hansen | 23 February 2001 | Present day | |
| Viviane Ecker | 29 March 2001 | Present day | |
| Albert Rodesch | 13 February 2003 | Present day | |
| Ady Jung | 28 May 2003 | Present day | |
| Romain Nati | 15 October 2004 | Present day | |
| René Kollweter | 29 April 2005 | Present day | |
| Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg has been heir apparent to the crown of Luxembourg since his father's accession in 2000.-Early life and education:... |
10 June 2006 | Present day | |
| Agnès Durdu | 7 April 2006 | Present day | |
| Georges Wivenes | 1 August 2006 | Present day | |
| Marc Schaefer | 18 December 2006 | Present day | |
| Roger Molitor | 15 February 2008 | Present day | |
| Patrick Santer Patrick Santer Patrick Santer is a Luxembourgian lawyer and politician for the Christian Social People's Party .... |
27 April 2009 | Present day |