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Xavier Bettel
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Person

Xavier Bettel

b. 1973

Luxembourgish politician (born 1973)

Born
3 Mar 1973 · Luxembourg
Part ofLuxembourg1794 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 61 years
  1. 3 Mar 1973BornBorn in Luxembourg
  2. 2000 – 2005RoleMunicipal councillor
  3. 2005 – 2011RoleÉchevin
  4. 2011 – 2013RoleMayor of Luxembourg
  5. 2013 – 2023RoleMinister for Communications and Media
  6. 2013 – 2023RoleMinister for Religious Affairs
  7. 2013 – 2023RoleMinister of State
  8. 2013 – 2023RolePrime Minister of Luxembourg
  9. 2014AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
  10. 2017AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Crown
  11. 2017AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
  12. 2018 – 2023RoleMinister for Administrative Reform
  13. 2018 – 2023RoleMinister for Digitalisation
  14. 2018AwardOrder of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
  15. 2020AwardRibbon of the Order of the Republic of Serbia
  16. 2023RoleDeputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg
  17. 2023AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Honour
  18. 2024AwardOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class
  19. 2026AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
  20. 2026AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1973 – today).

  1. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  2. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  3. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  4. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  5. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  6. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  7. 1985Schengen Agreement
  8. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  9. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  10. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  12. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  14. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  15. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  16. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  17. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  18. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  19. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  20. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  21. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  22. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  23. 20112011 Norway attacks
  24. 2011Libyan civil war
  25. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  26. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  27. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  28. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  29. 2015Paris Agreement
  30. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  31. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  32. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  33. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  34. 2023Gaza war
  35. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  36. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

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.

He was appointed deputy prime minister in 2023 in the Frieden-Bettel Government. He received the most personal votes in the 2023 elections and is frequently ranked as the most popular politician in the country, with a popularity rating of 80% as of a December 2025 poll.

Text from the Wikipedia article Xavier Bettel, CC BY-SA 4.0

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