Mady Delvaux-Stehres (born 11 October 1950) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 until 2019. She served as Minister of Transport from 1994 to 1999 and as Minister of Health, Social Security, Youth and Sport from 1989 to 1994.
Mady Delvaux | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Constituency | Luxembourg |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 14 October 1994 – 6 May 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | John Lorent |
| Succeeded by | Roger Negri |
| Minister of Health, Social Security, Youth and Sport | |
| In office 20 June 1989 – 14 October 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Santer |
| Preceded by | David Litt |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Alder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mady Marion Delvaux 11 October 1950 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Political party |  LuxembourgishLuxembourg Socialist Workers' Party  EUParty of European Socialists |
| Spouse | Jean Stehres |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
Education and early career
editDelvaux-Stehres studied classical literature in Paris and became a teacher at a lycée Michel Rodange in Luxembourg.
Political career
editDelvaux-Stehres has been a member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party since 1974 and in 1987 became a member of the city council of Luxembourg. She gave up her teaching post in 1989 when she entered government as secretary of State for Health, Social Security, Youth, and Sport. She was Minister for Transport between 1994 and 1999, and from 2004 to 2013 Minister for Education.
From 2014 Delvaux-Stehres served as a Member of the European Parliament. In addition to her committee assignments, Delvaux-Stehres was a member of the European Parliament's Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members.[1][2]
In 2017, Delvaux-Stehres proposed a robot tax as part of a draft bill imposing ethical standards for robots in the European Union. However, the European Parliament rejected this aspect when it voted on the law.[3]
References
edit- ^ Annual Report 2015 European Parliament.
- ^ Annual Report 2019 European Parliament.
- ^ "European parliament calls for robot law, rejects robot tax". Reuters. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2018-12-23.