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Christophe Hansen

Christophe Hansen (born 21 February 1982)[1] is a Luxembourgish politician belonging to the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), of which he is Secretary-General.[2]

Christophe Hansen
MEP
Official portrait, 2024
Quaestor of the European Parliament
In office
20 January 2022 – 23 October 2023
Serving with See List
Member of the European Parliament
for Luxembourg
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 July 2024
In office
2 September 2018 – 23 October 2023
Preceded byViviane Reding
Succeeded byMartine Kemp
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
24 October 2023 – 11 July 2024
Member of the Winseler City Council
In office
9 October 2011 – 17 December 2022
Personal details
Born (1982-02-21) 21 February 1982 (age 42)
Wiltz, Luxembourg
Political partyChristian Social People's Party
Children2
RelativesMartine Hansen (cousin)
Alma materLouis Pasteur University

Since September 2018, Hansen has been a Member of the European Parliament for the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)[3] and was elected second quaestor in January 2022.[4] He has been EPP coordinator on the Committee on International Trade (INTA) since 2019 and was notably European Parliament rapporteur for the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the UK.

He was a municipal councillor for Winseler between 2011 and 2022.[5]

In August 2024, Hansen was nominated by Prime Minister Luc Frieden to be Luxembourg's EU Commissioner[6]

Early life and education

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After finishing his secondary education at the Lycée du Nord in Wiltz (1995-2002), he went on to study at Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, where he completed a master's degree in Geosciences, Environmental Sciences and Risk Management.[7]

Hansen speaks Luxembourgish, French, German, English, Spanish and Dutch.[8]

Professional career

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Hansen began working as an adviser for Astrid Lulling MEP in July 2007.[9]

From January 2014 to May 2016, he was Environment Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the European Union. He also chaired the Council Working Party on the Environment during the 2015 Luxembourgish Presidency.[10]

In 2016, Hansen became an adviser on European affairs at the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, and Economic and Commercial attaché at the Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Brussels. He worked in this role for almost two years, until August 2018.[11]

From March 2017 to August 2018, Hansen was also a member of the European Economic and Social Committee.[12]

Political career

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Career in national politics

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Hansen has been a municipal councillor for Winseler since 2011.

In 2018, he was elected chair of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) northern district committee, serving in that position until 2021.[13]

He has been a member of the CSV national committee since 2018 and has been the party's Secretary-General since 2021.

Member of the European Parliament, 2018–present

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Following her decision to run in the 2018 Luxembourgish general election, Viviane Reding gave up her seat as Member of the European Parliament to Hansen in September 2018.[14] He was re-elected in the 2019 European elections, receiving the second highest number of votes nationwide.[15]

Within the European Parliament, he works primarily on three committees:

As part of his committee assignemnts, Hansen served as rapporteur on the European Parliament recommendation of 18 June 2020 on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom after Brexit.[19][20] He was also rapporteur on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the application of Union tariff rate quotas and other important quotas.[21]

Under the Finnish Presidency, in his capacity as rapporteur, he negotiated an agreement with the council on the directive on the quality of water intended for human consumption, which was finally concluded in 2020.[22]

Hansen is currently working on three main issues:

  • On the Committee on International Trade, he is rapporteur on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the council on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market. The report, which was published on 28 April 2022, provides for an instrument to counter foreign companies benefiting from domestic subsidies in amounts that prevent competition by European companies.[23]
  • On the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, he is shadow rapporteur for his political group on green bonds. The aim is to promote green bonds while ensuring strict supervision, particularly on matters of transparency.[24]
  • On the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, he is rapporteur on the proposal for a regulation on deforestation-free supply chains, which aims to reduce the EU's impact on global deforestation by adopting a clear legal framework.[25][26]

From 2022 to 2023, Hansen served as one of the European Parliament's five quaestors; at vote on 18 January 2022, he received 576 out of 676 votes in the first round.[27]

Personal life

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Hansen is married and has two children. Martine Hansen, Luxembourg's minister of agriculture, is his cousin.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "EPP Group in the European Parliament". www.eppgroup.eu. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Annuaire".
  3. ^ https://www.christophehanseneu.lu/ueber-mich/ Retrieved 11 October 2022
  4. ^ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220114IPR21013/parliament-s-new-vice-presidents-and-quaestors Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ^ https://winseler.lu/ma-commune/organisation-politique/conseil-communal/ Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Luc Frieden". Twitter. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Iwwer mech". Christophe Hansen (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Christophe Hansen | Paperjam Business Guide". paperjam.lu. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Iwwer mech". Christophe Hansen (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Iwwer mech". Christophe Hansen (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  11. ^ "EPP Group in the European Parliament". www.eppgroup.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Iwwer mech". Christophe Hansen (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  13. ^ "CSV-Norden: Hansen ersetzt Hansen". Luxemburger Wort - Luxemburger Wort (in German). 6 December 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Christophe Hansen: "Ich glaube an die Kraft der Demokratie"". Luxemburger Wort - Luxemburger Wort (in German). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Candidats". elections.public.lu (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  16. ^ "EPP Group in the European Parliament". www.eppgroup.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Home | Christophe HANSEN | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  18. ^ "EPP Group in the European Parliament". www.eppgroup.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  19. ^ "MEPs stall EU-UK trade deal ratification — again". POLITICO. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  20. ^ Philip Blenkinsop (15 April 2021), European Parliament gives initial backing to UK trade deal Reuters.
  21. ^ HANSEN, Christophe. "REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of Union tariff rate quotas and other import quotas | A9-0216/2020 | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Parliament adopts deal to improve quality of tap water and reduce plastic litter | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  23. ^ HANSEN, Christophe. "REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market | A9-0135/2022 | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  24. ^ TANG, Paul. "REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European green bonds | A9-0156/2022 | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Climate change: new rules for companies to help limit global deforestation | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  26. ^ Kate Abnett (19 April 2023), EU lawmakers back ban on goods linked to deforestation Reuters.
  27. ^ "Parliament's new Vice-Presidents and Quaestors | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  28. ^ "CSV-Norden: Hansen ersetzt Hansen". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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