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Camille Gira (2 June 1958 – 16 May 2018) was a
Chamber of Deputies official biography
1958 births 2018 deaths People from Luxembourg City The Greens (Luxembourg) politicians Mayors of places in Luxembourg Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Nord Councillors in Beckerich Air traffic controllers {{Luxembourg-mayor-stub
Camille Gira (2 June 1958 – 16 May 2018) was a Luxembourg
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. Born in Luxembourg City
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, he was a member of the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies
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, representing the Nord
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constituency since the 1994 election.
He was mayor of Beckerich
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, the town of Beckerich, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 635.
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, first elected on 11 May 1990. Prior to that, he had been an '' échevin'' in the commune
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(1982–1990).
He was an air traffic controller
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at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport
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between 1977 and his election to the Chamber in 1994.
Gira collapsed while delivering a speech in parliament on 16 May 2018. He was rushed to hospital but died later that day from heart failure.
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External links
*Chamber of Deputies official biography
1958 births 2018 deaths People from Luxembourg City The Greens (Luxembourg) politicians Mayors of places in Luxembourg Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Nord Councillors in Beckerich Air traffic controllers {{Luxembourg-mayor-stub