Jeannot Krecké

Jeannot Krecké (born 26 April 1950 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish politician of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party. He is a former Luxembourgian football (soccer) player.

Jeannot Krecké
Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade
In office
2004–2012
Prime MinisterJean-Claude Juncker
Preceded byHenri Grethen
Succeeded byEtienne Schneider
Personal details
Born (1950-04-26) 26 April 1950
Luxembourg
NationalityLuxembourgish
Political partyLuxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

Football career

Krecké played football as a midfielder,[1] and appeared 18 times for the Luxembourg national team.[2]

Political career

Krecké was a member of the Juncker-Asselborn Ministry I and II, holding the positions of Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade and Minister for Sport. He was also a member of the Eurogroup from July 2004 to June 2009. He resigned from the latter on 1 February 2012.[3]

Krecké announced that he will be resigning from the Cabinet and stepping down in February 2012.[4]

Later career

Krecké is currently the CEO of Key International Strategy Services. In addition, he holds the following positions:

  • ArcelorMittal, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors
  • Calzedonia Finanziaria SA, Member of the Board of Directors
  • East-West United Bank SA, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Jan De Nul, Member of the Board of Directors
  • NovEnergia, Member of the Management Team[5]
  • Sistema, Member of the Board of Directors[6]

References
  1. Jeannot Krecké at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Jeannot Krecké". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "Krecké to quit on February 1". Delano. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. http://www.lejeudi.lu/index.php/l-actualite/3732.html Archived June 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Management Team NovEnergia.
  6. Board of Directors Sistema.
Political offices
Preceded by
Henri Grethen		 Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade
2004 – 2012		 Succeeded by
Etienne Schneider


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