Marcel Glesener is a Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

ian politician and trade unionist. He is a member of the Christian Social People's Party

Christian Social People's Party

The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...

 (CSV), sitting in the national legislature

Legislature

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, the Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg

The Chamber of Deputies , abbreviated to the Chamber, is the unicameral national legislature of Luxembourg. 'Krautmaart' is sometimes used as a metonym for the Chamber, after the square on which the Hôtel de la Chambre is located....

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Glesener has been a member of the CSV since 1957. He was President of the CSV-leaning Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions

Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions

The Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions , abbreviated to LCGB, is a Luxembourgish trade union confederation. As its statutes state, it abides by the 'principles of Christian social teachings'....

 (LCGB) between 1980 and 1996, succeeding Jean Spautz

Jean Spautz

Jean Spautz is a politician in Luxembourg, and a Member of the European Parliament for the Christian Social People's Party, part of the European People's Party....

. Glesener was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 1989 elections

Luxembourgian legislative election, 1989

Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on 18 June 1989. Voters elected all 60 members of the Grand Duchy's unicameral national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.-Results:...

, representing the Sud

Circonscription Sud (Luxembourg)

Circonscription Sud is an electoral constituency for Luxembourg's national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.The constituency includes the cantons of Capellen and Esch-sur-Alzette, both of which are in the district of Luxembourg...

 constituency. He has sat in the Chamber ever since, having been re-elected in 1994

Luxembourgian legislative election, 1994

Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on June 12, 1994. Voters elected 60 members of the Grand Duchy's unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.The election coincided with the 1994 European Parliament election.-Candidates:-Overall results:...

, 1999

Luxembourgian legislative election, 1999

Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on June 13, 1999. Voters elected 60 members of the Grand Duchy's unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.The election coincided with the 1999 European Parliament election.-Candidates:-Overall results:...

, and 2004

Luxembourgian legislative election, 2004

Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on 13 June 2004. Voters elected all 60 members of the Grand Duchy's unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies...

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He has been a regular representative of the Chamber of Deputies in international organisations. Glesener has been a member of the Parliamentary Assembly

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

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 of the Council of Europe

Council of Europe

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 and a member of, and leader of the Luxembourgian delegation to, the Assembly

Assembly of WEU

The Assembly of the Western European Union was an assembly for delegations from the national parliaments of the member countries of the Western European Union , a security and defence organisation...

 of the Western European Union

Western European Union

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 (WEU) since 1999. The latter includes spells as Vice-President (2000 – 03) and President (2003 – 04).

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