Émile Reuter (2 August 1874 – 14 February 1973)[1][2] was a Luxembourgish politician. He was the 13th prime minister of Luxembourg, serving for six years, from 28 June 1918 until 20 March 1925.

Émile Reuter
Reuter in 1946
13th Prime Minister of Luxembourg
In office
28 September 1918 – 20 March 1925
MonarchsMarie-Adélaïde
Charlotte
Preceded byLéon Kauffman
Succeeded byPierre Prüm
Personal details
Born2 August 1874
Bofferdange, Luxembourg
Died14 February 1973(1973-02-14) (aged 98)
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Political partyRight

Life

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After finishing school in 1893 at the Athénée de Luxembourg, Émile Reuter studied law in Strasbourg, Nancy and Paris from 1894 to 1898 and then registered at the bar in Luxembourg.[1] In 1903 he became president of the Association populaire catholique[1] and in 1911 was elected to the Chamber of Deputies.[1] In 1914 he was a founding member of the Party of the Right.[1] Shortly before the end of World War I, on 28 September 1918 Reuter became prime minister and Director-General (Minister) for Foreign Affairs and the Interior.[1] In 1925 there was a crisis in the government when the Chamber rejected the government's proposals to amalgamate the railway companies Guillaume-Luxembourg and Prince-Henri under Belgian direction. The Reuter Ministry then resigned. From 1926 to 1959 (apart from the years of the German occupation in World War II) he was president of the Chamber of Deputies.[1] Until 1964 he was also the first president of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), founded in 1944.[1] In 1957 he became ambassador of Luxembourg to the Holy See.[1]

He died on 14 February 1973 in Luxembourg City, aged 98.[1] The Avenue Émile-Reuter was named after him in the city.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Thewes, Guy. "Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché depuis 1848." Service information et presse. Luxembourg: Imprimerie Centrale, 2011.
  2. ^ Profile of Émile Reuter
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Luxembourg
1918–1925
Succeeded by
Director-General for Foreign Affairs
1918–1925
Preceded by President of the Chamber of Deputies
1st time

1926–1944
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Chamber of Deputies
2nd time

1945–1958
Succeeded by
Party political offices
New title
New party formed after World War II
President of the CSV
1945–1964
Succeeded by
Records
Preceded by Oldest living state leader
28 March 1972 – 14 February 1973
Succeeded by