Jean Colombera (born 2 February 1954 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a politician and physician in

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. He currently sits as a member of the

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for the Alternative Democratic Reform Party, representing the

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. Born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Colombera is an Italian Luxembourger. He was formerly an

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, but gained Luxembourgian citizenship in 1999. Originally a

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, after gaining citizenship (a condition for being a

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), Colombera asked

Jean-Pierre Koepp Jean-Pierre Koepp (26 April 1934 in Holzthum - 3 August 2010 in Ettelbruck) was a politician and restaurateur in Luxembourg. He was a representative of the Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR), having been one of the ADR's founder-members and o ...

if the ADR had a spare slot on their list in Nord, in which his hometown of Vichten is located. In the 1999 election, Colombera was elected, narrowly finished second (behind Koepp) on the ADR's list, with two being elected. Colombera lost his seat in 2004, as the ADR lost its second seat in Nord and Colombera once again came second, again behind Koepp. He regained his seat in the 2009 election, after Koepp retired, allowing Colombera to re-enter the Chamber despite the ADR falling to fifth place in the constituency. Colombera is a campaigner in favour of legalising

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. He is head of the Francophone Union for Cannabinoids in Medicine (french: Union Francophone pour les Cannabinoïdes en Médecine). He is under investigation for prescribing cannabinoids to his patients, under Luxembourg's Narcotics Act.

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Chamber of Deputies official biography
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Nord Alternative Democratic Reform Party politicians Luxembourgian people of Italian descent Italian people of Luxembourgian descent 1954 births Living people People from Esch-sur-Alzette {{Luxembourg-politician-stub