Lydie Schmit (31 January 1939 – 7 April 1988) was a

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politician and teacher. Schmit joined the

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in 1970. By 1974, she had been chosen as

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of the party: a position that she held until 1980. She entered public office in 1976, when she was joined the communal council of

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, of which she remained a member until her death. She entered the

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in 1979, but only served for a year before leaving the office to work for the

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, of which she was vice-president, as well as President of the

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. She left these positions in 1984 to stand, and be elected, in the European election of that year. She sat in the

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for four years, but died of

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at the age of 49. She was succeeded as MEP by

Joseph Wohlfart Joseph Wohlfart (5 June 1920 – 5 July 2000) was a Luxembourgian politician. A member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), Wohlfart held office at local, national, and supranational level. In 1950, Wohlfart was elected to the com ...

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