Marc Angel (born 1963) is a Luxembourgish politician of the

Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party ( lb, Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei, french: Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois, german: Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei), abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social-democratic, pr ...

(LSAP) who has been serving as Vice-President of the European Parliament since 18 January 2023, and a

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

since 10 December 2019.

Education

Angel attended the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

between 1984-1988 and earned a degree (Mag. Phil.) as a translator for German, French and English. Thereafter he continued his tourism economy studies at the

Vienna University of Economics and Business The Vienna University of Economics and Business (german: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, WU) is a public research university in Vienna, Austria, the largest university focusing on business, management and economics in Europe. It has been ranked a ...

between 1988 and 1990.

Work experience

Between 1990 and 2004 Angel taught in Luxembourg hotel and tourism management school.

Political career

Angel started his political career in the Luxembourg City Council as its Member between 1994 and 2020. He became Member of the Luxembourgish Parliament at 2004 and as of 2013 he was acting as Chairman of the Committee for Foreign and European Affairs, International Development, Immigration and Asylum. He was also member of * the Committee on Gender Issues, * the Health Committee, * the Economic Affairs Committee, * the Institutional Affairs Committee. As a Member of the Luxembourgish Parliament, he also became * Treasurer of the

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, * President of the Luxembourg Delegation to COSAC, * President of the Luxembourg Delegation to

Benelux Parliament The Benelux Parliament (officially known as the Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly) is one of the institutions of the Benelux economic union. The Parliament was established by an agreement signed by Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on 5 Nov ...

. He resigned from the Parliament in December 2019 after becoming a Member of the European Parliament.

Political activity in the European Parliament

Angel became Member of the European Parliament on the 10th of December 2019. Beside acting as Head of the Luxembourgish Delegation in the S&D group, has served on the

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for issues of employment and social policy, including labour rights, social security, inclusion, free movement for workers and pensio ...

(since 2019) and the

Committee on Petitions The Committee on Petitions (PETI) is a permanent committee of the European Parliament to offer a petition process including a web portal to create and admit petitions. Its current chair, elected on 10 July 2019, is Dolors Montserrat, member of the ...

(since 2020). He is a substitute member of the

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) is a committee of the European Parliament. Work of the committee The committee is responsible for: * coordination at Community level of national legislation in the sphere of th ...

and the

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) is a committee of the European Parliament which is responsible for the regulation of financial services, the free movement of capital and payments, taxation and competition policies, oversight ...

. In addition to his committee assignments, Angel is part of the parliament's delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee, to the

Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) is a trans-national body of 150 Parliamentarians from Europe and Latin America. It was established in 2006 to bolster EU-Latin American relations. It was described by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, ...

and for relations with

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. He also co-chairs the

European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights is an intergroup Intergroups are formed of Members of the European Parliament from any political group and any committee, with a view to holding informal exchanges of views on particular subjects ...

. Since 2021, Angel has been part of the parliament's delegation to the

Conference on the Future of Europe The Conference on the Future of Europe was a proposal of the European Commission and the European Parliament, announced at the end of 2019, with the aim of looking at the medium to long term future of the EU and what reforms should be made to i ...

Other activities

* In 1990, Angel co-founded STOP AIDS NOW a.s.b.l in Luxembourg. * In 2008, Angel was appointed as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Cap Verde in Luxembourg. * As of 2010, Angel is the Honorary President of the LCTO - Luxembourg City Tourist Office. * As of 2015, he is a UNAIDS Champion for the 90-90-90 Treatment Target.
UNAIDS report on Marc Angel's visit in Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho.

References

Living people MEPs for Luxembourg 2019–2024 Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party MEPs Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians 1963 births {{Luxembourg-MEP-stub