Tessy Scholtes (born 1 June 1981 in

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) is a

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karateka (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

and politician. In 2002, she finished as runner-up in the world championships in the

kumite Kumite ( ja, 組手, literally "grappling hands") is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which a person trains against an adversary. Kumite can be used to develop a par ...

60 kg+ category. For the achievement, she won the title of Luxembourgian Sportswoman of the Year. On 7 December 2009 she declared her retreat for personal reasons. She is a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). In the 2009 election to the Chamber of Deputies, Scholtes ran in the

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constituency. She finished thirteenth on the CSV list. On 3 May 2011 she was sworn into parliament in order to replace Mill Majerus, who had recently died in a car accident.

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Tessy Scholtes official website
Luxembourgian female karateka Christian Social People's Party politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Luxembourgian sportsperson-politicians 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Luxembourg City World Games silver medalists Competitors at the 2001 World Games World Games medalists in karate {{Karate-bio-stub