Alphonse 'Aly' Jaerling (born 30 January 1948 in

Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette (; lb, Esch-Uelzecht ; german: Esch an der Alzette or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is the second city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's second-most populous commune, with a population of 35,040 inhabitants, . It lies ...

) is a

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ish politician. He sat in the

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from

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, when he was first elected for the

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(ADR) until

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. He is also a member of

's communal council (1993 – 1999, 2000 – ). Jaerling left the ADR on 1 May 2006, protesting at the shift in the party's emphasis away from pension reform, which had originally been the ADR's ''

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'', and decrying the '

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' espoused by the party. The party had recently renamed itself from 'Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice', a name that it had borne since 1992, as part of its gradual metamorphosis from a

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to one of the established parties. However, Jaerling's departure dealt the party a major blow, reducing the party's deputation in the Chamber of Deputies to four seats, ending its qualification as a party caucus (it qualifies now only as a 'group'), and calling into question the party's future. In the 2009 election, Jaerling ran for the

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, heading the list in Sud. The party came last of the eight parties running, and Jaerling was not elected.

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Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Sud Councillors in Esch-sur-Alzette Independent politicians in Luxembourg Alternative Democratic Reform Party politicians Luxembourgian trade unionists 1948 births Living people People from Esch-sur-Alzette Citizens' List politicians {{Luxembourg-politician-stub