Xavier Bettel

Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 2023

Xavier Bettel (born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgian politician and lawyer. He is the 24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 4 December 2013 after replacing Jean-Claude Juncker. He has served as Mayor of Luxembourg City, member of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Luxembourg City communal council.[1][2] Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party.

Xavier Bettel
Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Assumed office
4 December 2013
MonarchHenri
DeputyEtienne Schneider
Preceded byJean-Claude Juncker
Minister for Communications and Media
Minister for Religious Affairs
Assumed office
4 December 2013
Preceded byFrançois Biltgen
Mayor of Luxembourg City
In office
24 November 2011 – 4 December 2013
Preceded byPaul Helminger
Succeeded byLydie Polfer
Personal details
Born (1973-03-03) 3 March 1973 (age 51)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)Gauthier Destenay (2015–present)
Alma materUniversity of Thessaloniki
Nancy 2 University

Bettel is openly gay.[3] He is one of three openly gay world leaders in office, the others being Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of Ireland;[4] and Ana Brnabić, the Prime Minister of Serbia.

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