Xavier Bettel
Xavier Bettel
Personal Life
- Full name: Xavier Bettel
- Date of birth: 21 March 1973
- Place of birth: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Nationality: Luxembourgian
- Spouse: Gauthier Destenay (m. 2015)
Political Career
- Party: Democratic Party (DP)
- Member of Parliament: Since 1999
- Mayor of Luxembourg City: 2011–2013
- Prime Minister of Luxembourg: Since 2013
Education
- University of Nancy: Law degree
- University of Cambridge: Master's degree in European law
Career before Politics
- Lawyer: 1998–2003
- Member of the Board of Directors of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg: 2003–2009
- Member of the Board of Directors of SES S.A.: 2009–2013
Awards and Honors
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown: 2013
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: 2015
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: 2016
- Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 2018
- Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic: 2019
Other Facts
- Xavier Bettel is the first openly gay Prime Minister of Luxembourg.
- He is also the youngest Prime Minister in Luxembourg's history.
- Bettel is a strong supporter of LGBT rights and has been a vocal critic of discrimination against LGBT people.
- He is also a strong advocate for environmental protection and has called for more action to combat climate change.
- Bettel is a fluent speaker of Luxembourgish, French, German, and English.
