Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure

The Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure (French: Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures) (German: Ministerium für nachhaltige Entwicklung und Infrastruktur) was a ministry of the Government of Luxembourg. Its head office was in the City of Luxembourg.[1]

It was created on 23 July 2009 as the product of a merger between the positions of Ministry for the Environment, Ministry for Public Works, and Ministry for Transport.[2] The Bettel I Government changed the composition and leadership. While still one ministry, it had two ministers: François Bausch for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure and Carole Dieschbourg for the Environment. Additionally, Camille Gira acted as Secretary of State for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure. The portfolio of Water resource management with its respective administration, formerly under the Interior Ministry, became part of the ministry.[3][4][5][6]

In 2018, the ministry was renamed Ministry of Mobility and Public Works, the Ministry of the Environment became a standalone ministry again, called Ministry of Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development, and while the Department of Spatial Planning became part of the new Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planing.[7]

Departments (2009 – 2013)

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The ministry included several departments:[8]

  • Department of the Environment (formerly Ministry of the Environment)
  • Public Works Department
  • Department of Spatial Planning
  • Department of Transport

The Public Procurement Directorate within the Public Works Department is responsible for the regulatory framework for public procurement, drafting relevant legislation and monitoring its implementation, and also for representing the Luxembourgish authorities in the field of public procurement.[9]

Departments (2013 – 2018)

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During the Bettel I government, the ministry was organized as following:

  • Minister for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure
    • Department of Transport
    • Public Works Department
    • Department of Spatial Planning
  • Minister for the Environment
    • Department of the Environnement
    • Department of Water resource management

List of Ministers

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Minister Party Start date End date Prime Minister
  Claude Wiseler CSV 23 July 2009 4 December 2013 Jean-Claude Juncker
  François Bausch[10]

(Sustainable Development and Infrastructure)

DG 4 December 2013 5 December 2018 Xavier Bettel
  Carole Dieschbourg

(Environment)

DG 4 December 2013 5 December 2018 Xavier Bettel
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References

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  1. ^ "Contact." Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure. Retrieved on 7 January 2012. "Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures 4, place de l'Europe L-1499 Luxembourg"
  2. ^ "Le gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg 2009" (PDF). gouvernement.lu (in French). 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  3. ^ Graf, Richard (2013-12-05). "GRÜNE REGIERUNGSBETEILIGUNG: Drei plus eins". woxx (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  4. ^ Klein, Raymond (2013-12-05). "PROGRAMME GOUVERNEMENTAL: Consensus et contorsions". woxx (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  5. ^ "Le gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg 2013" (PDF). Gouvernement.lu (in French). 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  6. ^ "Arrêté grand-ducal du 23 décembre 2013 portant constitution des Ministères". legilux.public.lu. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  7. ^ "Arrêté grand-ducal du 5 décembre 2018 portant constitution des Ministères". legilux.public.lu. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  8. ^ "Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure." Luxembourg Business Portal, Government of Luxembourg. Retrieved on 7 January 2012.
  9. ^ European Commission, Public procurement – Study on administrative capacity in the EU: Luxembourg Country Profile, accessed 4 May 2018
  10. ^ "Le Ministre." Department of Transport. Retrieved on 7 January 2012.