Mady Delvaux-Stehres
Mady Delvaux MEP | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
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 |
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Party of European Socialists |
Spouse(s) | Jean Stehres |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Mady Marion Delvaux-Stehres (born 11 October 1950) is a Luxembourgish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Luxembourg. She served as Minister of Transport from 1994 to 1999 and as Minister of Health, Social Security, Youth and Sport from 1989 to 1994.
She studied classical literature in Paris and became a teacher at a lycée Michel Rodange in Luxembourg. She 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. Since 2014 she is member of the European Parliament.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Alex Bodry |
Minister for Communications 1994 – 1999 |
Succeeded by François Biltgen |
Preceded by Robert Goebbels |
Minister for Transport 1994 – 1999 |
Succeeded by Henri Grethen |
Preceded by |
Minister for National Education and Vocational Training 2004 – 2013 |
Succeeded by |