Sven Clement (born 19 January 1989) is a Luxembourgish politician and MP of the

Pirate Party Luxembourg The Pirate Party Luxembourg ( lb, Piratepartei Lëtzebuerg, german: Piratenpartei Luxemburg, french: Parti pirate du Luxembourg) is a registered political party in Luxembourg. The party follows the pirate political doctrine developed by the Sw ...

. He studied business informatics at the Saarbrücken University and has been occupying a seat in the Chamber of Deputies for the Luxembourgish Pirate Party since 2018. He runs together with his party colleague, Jerry Weyer, a consulting company for digital communication, Clement & Weyer Consulting sàrl, which is also involved in other companies.

Political career

Sven Clement was already involved in the LSAP during his studies. However, he left the party after the parliamentary elections in 2009 and began searching on Google to find another political party to join. In 2010 he was elected together with 3 other candidates from the Pirate Party and the student parliament (AStA) of the Saarland University and was responsible for the University of the "Grande Région“(UGR), for public transport and for international cooperation. Sven Clement was President of the AStA in Saarbrücken from July 2012 to July 2014. In 2009 he was a founding member and the first president of the

Pirate Party of Luxembourg The Pirate Party Luxembourg ( lb, Piratepartei Lëtzebuerg, german: Piratenpartei Luxemburg, french: Parti pirate du Luxembourg) is a registered political party in Luxembourg. The party follows the pirate political doctrine developed by the Sw ...

. Most recently, he was confirmed at the National Congress on 10 December 2017. In the parliamentary elections on 14th October 2018, he was the lead candidate for the Pirate Party in the center constituency and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as one of the party's two MPs. Today he is honorary chairman of the party.

Medicoleak affair

After a complaint by the then Justice Minister

François Biltgen François Biltgen (born 28 September 1958 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg) is a Luxembourgish politician who has served as Minister for Justice, Minister for Communications and the Media, Minister for Religious Affairs, Minister for the Civil Se ...

about data theft, a search was carried out at Sven Clement’s in April 2012 as part of the so-called Medicoleak affair case, in which two Macbooks, two iPhones and an iPad were confiscated. On 16 October 2014, he was sentenced to a fine of 500 euros for theft of internal data and hacking.

"Arrêt Clement"

When it became known at the end of 2019 that the

RTL group RTL Group (for "Radio Television Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate centre in Cologne, Germany. The company operates 68 television channels and 31 radio stations in Germany, France an ...

would relocate part of its activities from Luxembourg to Germany, the MP, Sven Clement, asked the Prime Minister and Media Minister,

Xavier Bettel Xavier Bettel (; born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourger lawyer and politician serving as Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 2013. He was previously a member of the Chamber of Deputies (1999–2013) and Mayor of Luxembourg City (2011–2013). Be ...

, to be permitted to read the agreement between RTL and the Luxembourg state. On 12 November 2019, the Prime Minister stated that he could not grant access to the contract due to a confidentiality clause, following which Sven Clement went to court. In the first instance, the administrative court declared that it had no jurisdiction and the case was referred to the higher administrative court. It was decided on 26 January 2021 (No. 44997C), that as part of their role to scrutinise the government, MPs must have the right to read all contracts between the state and third parties. This ruling caused a great stir in the media and in parliament.

Personal life

Sven Clement is married and has a daughter.

Political career

Medicoleak affair

"Arrêt Clement"

Personal life

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