Marcel Sauber (born 3 May 1939 in

Echternach Echternach ( lb, Iechternach or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach lies near the border with Germany, and is the oldest town in L ...

) is a

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ian politician. He is a

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in the

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, representing the

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constituency for the

Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party ( lb, Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei, french: Parti populaire chrétien-social, german: Christlich Soziale Volkspartei), abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party f ...

(CSV). He had been President of the Council of State and mayor of Walferdange. Sauber was appointed a member of the

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on 28 June 1985, replacing Joseph Foog. He was elected to the communal council of

Walferdange Walferdange ( lb, Walfer ; german: Walferdingen) is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg. Geography The commune of Walferdange is located north of Luxembourg City in the valley of the Alzette. It is part of the canton Luxembourg. The ...

in the 1987 election, sitting until the present day. In that time, he was

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from 6 February 1995 until 31 December 1999. Sauber ran for the Chamber of Deputies for Centre in the 1999 election, finishing twelfth of the CSV candidates, whilst six were elected. Having not been elected to the Chamber, Sauber was appointed Vice-President on 6 December 1999, and President of the Council of State on 15 January 2001, succeeding Raymond Kirsch. He served in this capacity until 11 March 2003, when he resigned to take up the vacancy in the Chamber of Deputies left by the death of Willy Bourg in February. He ran for re-election in 2004, finishing twelfth once more. However, on the back of a CSV landslide, Sauber was promoted to take up one of the places vacated by government ministers, and has sat in the Chamber since then.

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Chamber of Deputies official website biography
Mayors of places in Luxembourg Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Members of the Council of State of Luxembourg Councillors in Walferdange Christian Social People's Party politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Centre 1939 births Living people People from Echternach {{Luxembourg-mayor-stub