René Steichen (; born 27 November 1942) is a Luxembourgish politician and jurist. A member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), Steichen first held office as Mayor of Diekirch (1974–1984). He entered the

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in 1979. In 1984, he entered the government as a Secretary of State, in which capacity he served until 1989, when he was promoted to Minister for Agriculture, Viticulture, and Rural Development. In 1992, he became Luxembourg's European Commissioner, responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development. Steichen remained in this capacity until 1995, when he was replaced as Luxembourg's European Commissioner by Jacques Santer, who was named

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. He is currently the

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of SES, the world's largest satellite operator and the largest component of Luxembourg Stock Exchange's premier LuxX

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References

EXECUTIVE PROFILE - René Steichen
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SES Retrieved 2011-03-16. , - Government ministers of Luxembourg Luxembourgian European commissioners Mayors of Diekirch Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Councillors in Diekirch Christian Social People's Party politicians Luxembourgian jurists Luxembourgian businesspeople 1942 births Living people Ministers for agriculture of Luxembourg {{Luxembourg-mayor-stub