Claude Turmes (born 26 November 1960) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as a

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(MEP) from 1999 until 2018. He is a member of the Green Party, part of the

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Political career

Member of the European Parliament, 1999–2018

Turmes was elected as a member of the

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in the 1999 European elections. In parliament, he first served on the

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before joining the

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in 2002. In this capacity, he served as rapporteur on the 2008 draft of the EU Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC and on the EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2012. Between 2007 and 2008, he was a member of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change. He also represented the Parliament at the 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference in

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, and the 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference in

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. In 2011, Turmes was part of a cross-party working group headed by Jerzy Buzek, the

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, to draft reforms on lobbying and MEPs’ rules of conduct. In addition to his committee assignments, Turmes was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.

Career in national politics

Turmes became Secretary of State for Sustainable Development and Infrastructures for the Luxembourg government in June 2018, and served as Minister for Energy and Minister for Spatial Planning from 5 December 2018 until 2023.

Other activities

* Energy Watch Group (EWG), Member * European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES), President * Agora Energiewende, Member of the CouncilCouncil
Agora Energiewende

References

External links

Official website
* 1960 births Living people People from Diekirch The Greens (Luxembourg) MEPs MEPs for Luxembourg 1999–2004 MEPs for Luxembourg 2004–2009 MEPs for Luxembourg 2009–2014 MEPs for Luxembourg 2014–2019 {{Luxembourg-MEP-stub