Nicolas Schmit

Nicolas Schmit

Nicolas Schmit (born 10 December 1953) is a politician in Luxembourg. A member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), he has been a member of the government since 2004.

He studied economics in France at the Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence. In 1979, he started his political and diplomatic career as an attaché in the Prime Minister's office in Luxembourg, followed by the Foreign Ministry. In 1989, he became Secretary to the LSAP's delegation in the Chamber of Deputies. He was appointed to the Council of State on 29 October 1991, replacing René Grégorius.[1]

In 2004, was appointed to the first Juncker-Asselborn Ministry as Minister-Delegate for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, working under Jean Asselborn as Minister for Foreign Affairs. After the 2009 election, in which Schmit was elected for the Est constituency as the sole LSAP deputy.[2] He didn't take his seat, as he was reappointed to the government, having been promoted to Minister of Labour, Employment and Immigration of Luxembourg.

In January 2011, Xavier Bettel claimed that Schmit exerted undue influence on the Grand Ducal Police to drop charges against his 18-year-old son the previous month. Schmit denies that his assistance of his son amounted to undue influence, saying that his 'conscience is clear'.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ (French) "Membres depuis 1857". Council of State. http://www.conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/composition/anciensmembres/membresdepuis1857/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
  2. ^ (French) "2009: Circonscription Est". Service Information et Presse. 7 April 2009. http://www.elections.public.lu/fr/elections-legislatives/2009/resultats/circonscriptions/est/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 
  3. ^ (German) "Drohungen auf dem Polizeibüro?". Luxemburger Wort. 18 January 2011. http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/letzebuerg/artikel/2011/01/137237/drohungen-auf-dem-polizeibuero.php. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 

External links

v · Juncker-Asselborn I (2004 – 2009)
v · Juncker-Asselborn II (2009 – )



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