Claude Turmes (born 26 November 1960) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as a

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(MEP) from 2009 until 2018. He is a member of the

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, part of the

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. Turmes was elected as a member of the

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in the 1999 European elections. In parliament, he first served on the

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before joining the

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in 2002. In this capacity, he served as

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on the 2008 draft of the

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and on the

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. Between 2007 and 2008, he was a member of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change. He also represented the Parliament at the

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, and the

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. In 2011, Turmes was part of a cross-party working group headed by

Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Karol Buzek (born 3 July 1940) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament from Poland. He has served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001, since being elected to the European Parliament in 2004, he served as Pre ...

, the

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, to draft reforms on lobbying and MEPs’ rules of conduct. In addition to his committee assignments, Turmes was a member of the

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and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals. He became Secretary of State for Sustainable Development and Infrastructures for the Luxembourg government in June 2018, and was appointed Minister for Energy and Minister for Spatial Planning on 5 December 2018.

Other activities

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(EWG), Member * European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES), President *

Agora Energiewende Agora Energiewende is a think tank supporting the ''Energiewende'' in Germany. It is funded by and the European Climate Foundation. Its members debate under the Chatham House Rule and include Klaus Töpfer, Ottmar Edenhofer, and Claude Turmes. ...

, Member of the CouncilCouncil

References

External links

Official website
* 1960 births Living people People from Diekirch The Greens (Luxembourg) MEPs MEPs for Luxembourg 1999–2004 MEPs for Luxembourg 2004–2009 MEPs for Luxembourg 2009–2014 MEPs for Luxembourg 2014–2019 {{Luxembourg-MEP-stub