Joseph Wohlfart (5 June 1920 – 5 July 2000) was a
Luxembourg
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ian politician. A member of the
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
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(LSAP), Wohlfart held office at local, national, and supranational level.
In 1950, Wohlfart was elected to the
communal council of
Lorentzweiler
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, the town of Lorentzweiler, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 743. Other towns within ...
, on which he served for over two decades, including a period as
mayor
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(1961 – 74). He was elected to the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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in 1954. Wohlfart sat in the
Thorn Ministry as the
Minister for the Interior
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* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
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from 1974 until 1979. In 1988, on the death of
Lydie Schmit, Wohlfart succeeded as one of Luxembourg's six
Members of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Commu ...
, in which capacity he served until the
1989 election.
He is the father of
Georges Wohlfart
Dr Georges Wohlfart (13 July 1950 – 13 February 2013) was a Luxembourgian politician.
Wohlfart was born in 1950 in Helmdange. A member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, he served in consecutive cabinets, under Jacques Santer and Jean-C ...
, a fellow politician and government minister.
Government ministers of Luxembourg
Mayors of places in Luxembourg
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)
Councillors in Lorentzweiler
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians
1920 births
2000 deaths
People from Lorentzweiler
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party MEPs
MEPs for Luxembourg 1984–1989
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