The following lists events that happened during 1975 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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Incumbents
edit| Position | Incumbent |
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| Grand Duke | Jean[1] |
| Prime Minister | Gaston Thorn |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Raymond Vouel |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Antoine Wehenkel René Van Den Bulcke |
| President of the Council of State | Maurice Sevenig (until 26 June) Emile Raus (from 26 June) |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Colette Flesch |
Events
editJanuary – March
edit- 6 February - A law is passed legalising divorce by mutual consent.[2]
- 22 March – Representing Luxembourg, Geraldine Branigan finishes fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song Toi.
April – June
editJuly – September
edit- 21 July - Annette Schwall-Lacroix is appointed to the Council of State.[3]
- 16 September - Prime Minister Gaston Thorn is appointed President of the United Nations General Assembly.[4]
October – December
editUnknown
edit- Gross domestic product falls by 6.1%, mostly due to a collapse in the steel price.
Births
edit- 17 October – Anne Kremer, tennis player
Deaths
edit- 5 February - Foni Tissen, artist
- 8 March – Joseph Bech, politician
- 8 May – Pol Albrecht, composer
- 1 October - Eugène Rodenbourg, member of the Council of State[3]
Footnotes
edit- ^ East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-317-63939-8.
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 188
- ^ a b "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 190
References
edit- Thewes, Guy (2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 12 December 2009.