The Minister for Defence (french: Ministre de la Défense) is a position in the

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. Among other competences, the Minister for Defence is responsible for overseeing the maintenance and deployment of the

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, for

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s, for aiding in the execution of the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, the

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. The position has existed since 5 November 1937. From its creation until 6 February 1969, the position's name was ''Minister for the Armed Force'' (''Ministre de la Force Armée''). From 1969 until 7 August 1999, the official title of the office was ''Minister for the Public Force'' (''Ministre de la Force publique''). In 1999, the briefs of international cooperation and humanitarian relief were added to that of defence, creating the office of ''Minister for Cooperation, Humanitarian Action, and Defence'' (french: Ministre de la Coopération, de l’Action humanitaire, et de la Défense). In 2004, the positions were separated again, creating the current title.

List of Ministers for Defence

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Lambert Schaus Lambert Schaus (18 January 1908 – 10 August 1976) was a Luxembourg politician, jurist, and diplomat. He held office as a government minister and European Commissioner. Schaus was born in Luxembourg City to a jeweller. He studied jurispruden ...

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Bech Bech is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach Echternach ( lb, Iechternach or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmach ...

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Eugène Schaus Eugène Schaus (12 May 1901 – 29 March 1978) was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. Schaus was a leading light in the early days of the Democratic Party, of which he would be President from 1952 until 1959. Schaus held office in a number o ...

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Marc Fischbach Marc Fischbach (born 22 February 1946) is a former Luxembourgish politician belonging to the Christian Social People's Party. From 1979 until 1984, Fischbach was a Member of the European Parliament. He served as Minister for Defence and Mi ...

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Footnotes

References

* * {{Cabinet of Luxembourg List Defence ministries Defence, Minister for