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Astrid Lulling (born 11 June 1929, in

Schifflange Schifflange ( lb, Schëffleng , german: Schifflingen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. , the town of Schifflange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 9,332. S ...

) is a politician in

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

. She was a

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

(1965–1974 and 1989–2014) for the

Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party ( lb, Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei, french: Parti populaire chrétien-social, german: Christlich Soziale Volkspartei), abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party f ...

, part of the

European People's Party The European People's Party (EPP) is a European political party with Christian-democratic, conservative, and liberal-conservative member parties. A transnational organisation, it is composed of other political parties. Founded by primarily Ch ...

Positions held

* Member of the Parliament's Bureau. * Member of the Quaestors. * Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. * Member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. * Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America. * Member of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly. * Substitute of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. * Substitute of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Curriculum vitae

:* Studied political economy at the

University of Saarbrücken Saarland University (german: Universität des Saarlandes, ) is a public research university located in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland. It was founded in 1948 in Homburg in co-operation with France and is organized in s ...

(1953–1955). :* Secretary and editor of the

Luxembourg Workers' Union The Luxembourg Workers' Union ( lb, Lëtzebuerger Arbechter-Verband, LAV) was a general union in Luxembourg. The union was founded in 1920, as the Luxembourg Mining and Metalworkers' Union. This was a merger of the Luxembourg Miners' and Ironworke ...

(1949–1963). :* Worked for the Miners and Metalworkers Contact Office with the ECSC, Luxembourg (1950–1958). :* Chairwoman of Socialist Women,

Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party ( lb, Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei, french: Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois, german: Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei), abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social-democratic, pr ...

(1963–1971). :* Member of the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...

(PSD) executive committee (1971–1982). :* Member and Vice-Chairwoman of the Luxembourg-Centre section of the PCS (1984–2004). :* Member of the National Christian Social Women's Committee (since 1984). :* Secretary-General of the Unions of Agricultural Workers and of Food Industry Workers, at the European Community Trade Union Secretariat in Brussels (1963–1971). :* Member of Schifflange communal council (1970–2000). :* Mayor of

(1970–1985). :* Chairwoman of the PSD parliamentary group in the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...

(1974–1979). :* Member of the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies (1984–1988). :* Member of the Consumers' Consultative Committee, European Commission (1974–1982). :*

(1965–1974 and 1989–2014).

Decorations

:* Commander of the

Order of Merit of the Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of Italy, President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. T ...

(

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

) :* Grand Officer of the

Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (French: ''Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg'') is an order of merit of Luxembourg, instituted on 23 January 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grand Master (order), Grand Master of the ...

(

) :* Grand Officer of the

Order of the Oak Crown The Order of the Oak Crown (french: Ordre de la Couronne de chêne, german: Eichenlaubkronenorden, lb, Eechelaafkrounenuerden) is an order of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. History The Order of the Oak Crown was established in 1841 by Grand ...

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Other Informations

:* Mrs Lulling is the author with her grand nephew Jerome of a luxembourgish video course for foreigners interested in the Luxembourg national language. :* One of her former assistants,

Christophe Hansen (politician) Christophe Hansen (born 21 February 1982 in Wiltz, Luxembourg) is a Luxembourgish politician belonging to the Christian Social People's Party ( CSV), of which he is Secretary-General. Since September 2018, Hansen has been a Member of the Europe ...

stood as candidate in the 2014 European elections for the

External links

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AstridLulling.com - the official site
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Astrid Lulling TV - TV Shows with Astrid Lulling on Google Video
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Luxdico.com - luxembourgish dictionary. Patronage: Astrid Lulling
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