(1973-03-03) 3 March 1973 (age 51) Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Nationality
Luxembourger
Political party
Democratic Party (1988–present)
Spouse
Gauthier Destenay
(m. 2015)
Alma mater
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Nancy 2 University
Profession
Lawyer
Politician
Xavier Bettel (Luxembourgish pronunciation:[ˈksɑvieːˈbətəl]; born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the 14th deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as the 24th prime minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (1999–2013) and Mayor of Luxembourg City (2011–2013).[1][2]
Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party (DP).[3] Following the 2013 general election, he took office as Prime Minister and succeeded Jean-Claude Juncker of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). Bettel became the first openly gay prime minister in the world to serve a second term in 2018, when his mandate was renewed. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in 2023 in the Frieden-Bettel Government.[4][5] He received the most personal votes in the 2023 elections[6] and as of a March 2024 poll, is the most popular politician in the country, with an approval rating of 79%.[7]
^"Xavier Bettel". Ville de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.
^"Xavier Bettel". Bettel, Xavier: Biographie. Gouvernement du Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
^"Xavier Bettel Is Luxembourg's First Gay Prime Minister". Huffington Post. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^Anderson, Emma (16 October 2018). "Xavier Bettel asked to form next Luxembourg government". POLITICO.
^"Bettel appointed 'formateur' of new government". luxtimes.lu. 16 October 2018.
^"Election data analysis: Who received the most personal votes?". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^"Xavier Bettel ersetzt de Jean Asselborn als beléiftste Politiker". rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). 26 March 2024.
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the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies with 23 of the 60 seats, XavierBettel of the Democratic Party (DP) succeeded him as Prime Minister. After...
1995. In December 2013, openly gay XavierBettel was sworn in as the new prime minister to succeed Juncker. Bettel of the Democratic Party (DP), formed...
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Frieden et les chefs de délégation du CSV et du DP, Claude Wiseler et XavierBettel". gouvernement.lu (in French). 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2024-01-31. "MARGUE...
parties contested the election. On 16 October Grand Duke Henri gave XavierBettel the task of forming the next government, with the DP, LSAP and DG announcing...
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• Grand Duke Henri • Prime Minister Luc Frieden • Deputy Prime Minister XavierBettel • Speaker Claude Wiseler Legislature Chamber of Deputies Independence...
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