Lucien Thiel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lucien Thiel

Luxembourgian politician (1943-2011)

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1943

Place of Birth: Luxembourg, Luxembourg District, Luxembourg

Date of Death: 25-Aug-2011

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: Luxembourg

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Lucien Thiel

  • Lucien Thiel (14 February 1943 – 25 August 2011) was a Luxembourgian politician and journalist.
  • He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), whose group he led in the Chamber of Deputies from 1 March 2011 until his sudden death six months later. Born in Luxembourg City, Thiel studied journalism at university.
  • From 1967 to 1979, Thiel was the editor of Revue, before becoming the editor-in-chief of d'LĂ«tzebuerger Land: a position that he held from 1980 to 1989.
  • From 1990 to 2004, he was a director of the Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL).
  • From 2000 to 2002, Thiel was the President of the government's Economic and Social Council (French: Conseil Ă©conomique et social).Thiel ran for the Chamber of Deputies in the 2004 election, running for the CSV in Centre.
  • He received the sixth-most votes among CSV candidates — 16,646 — allowing him to be elected easily.
  • In 2005, he was also elected to Luxembourg communal council.
  • In the 2009 legislative election, Thiel came fifth on the CSV's list, with 20,799 votes, and was re-elected.
  • He took a significant interest in economic matters, particularly the protection of pensions and responding to the late-2000s financial crisis.
  • He was elected President of the CSV's group in the Chamber of Deputies in February 2011, replacing Jean-Louis Schiltz when he stepped down on 1 March 2011.
  • Six months into the role, on 25 August 2011, Thiel died of a heart attack. As well as his political and journalistic work, Thiel was socially active, founding the Kräizbierg Foundation for the disabled, of which he became Chairman in 2011.
  • At his death, he was married and had two children.

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