Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Luxembourg)
| Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et Europeennes | |
| File:Mansfeld Building Luxembourg-City 2017-07.jpg The Mansfeld Building, since 2017 headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs | |
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| Formed | 1848 (as part of the Prime Minister’s Office) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Luxembourg |
| Headquarters | The Mansfeld Building, 9 Rue du Palais de Justice, 1841 Ville-Haute Luxembourg 49°36′44″N 6°07′59″E / 49.61215869414586°N 6.132917989727577°E |
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| Website | English-language website |
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The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade (Luxembourgish: Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, de la Défense, de la Coopération et du Commerce extérieur, MAE), commonly referred to as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a ministry of the government of Luxembourg, which comprises a general secretariat and eight directorates. The ministry is headquartered in the Bâtiment Mansfeld in Luxembourg City.[1] The office of Minister of Foreign Affairs is customarily given to a member of the junior party in a coalition, and usually coincides with that of Deputy Prime Minister. For instance, LSAP politicians Jacques Poos and Jean Asselborn served a combined 34 years as Minister of Foreign Affairs in CSV and DP-led governments, 24 of which as Deputy Prime Minister.
Beginning
The position of Minister for Foreign Affairs has been in continuous existence since the promulgation of Luxembourg's first constitution, in 1848. Until 1937, the position was held concurrently by the Prime Minister,[2] thus ridding it of any true significance as an office. However, in 1937, Joseph Bech resigned as Prime Minister, but was immediately reappointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs upon Pierre Dupong's premiership. When Bech became Prime Minister again, in 1953, the two jobs were united once more.[3] Over the next twenty-six years, the jobs were separated and united another two times. However, since 1979, the two positions have been kept in separate hands. Several times since World War II, the Minister for Foreign Affairs has also been the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the smaller party in a coalition government; this has especially been the case since the 1980s. Since 24 March 1936, the title of Minister for Foreign Affairs has been an official one, although the position had been unofficially known by that name since its creation. From the position's creation until 28 November 1857, the Minister went by the title of Administrator-General.[4] From 1857 until 1936, the Minister went by the title of Director-General.[5]
Organisation
As of 2017, the Ministry consists of a general secretariat and 8 Directorates:[6]
- Directorate of Political Affairs
- Directorate of European Affairs and International Economic Relations
- Directorate of Protocol and the Chancellery
- Directorate of Finance and Human Resources
- Directorate of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Action
- Directorate of Consular Affairs and International Cultural Relations
- Directorate of Defence
- Directorate of Immigration
List of ministers
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See also
- Foreign relations of Luxembourg
- List of diplomatic missions of Luxembourg
- List of diplomatic missions in Luxembourg
- List of prime ministers of Luxembourg
- Luxembourg and the United Nations
Footnotes
- ↑ "Contact." Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved on 27 August 2017.
- ↑ Thewes (2003), p. 104
- ↑ Thewes (2011), p. 141
- ↑ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1857, No. 49" (PDF). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
- ↑ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1936, No. 25" (PDF). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
- ↑ "Organigramme - gouvernement.lu // L'actualité du gouvernement du Luxembourg". www.gouvernement.lu (in français). Retrieved 2017-11-02.
References
- Thewes, Guy (May 2011). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in français). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-212-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
External links
- Official website (in French)