1947 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg:	1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
Years:	1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte
Prime Minister	Pierre Dupong
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Émile Reuter
President of the Council of State	Léon Kauffman
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

January – March

• 20 January – Pierre Krier dies, precipitating a crisis in the National Union Government.
• 12 February – The National Union Government tenders its resignation.
• 1 March – A centre-right government is formed between the Christian Social People's Party and the Democratic Group under incumbent Prime Minister Pierre Dupong.

April – June

• 16 April – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is founded, with Luxembourg as one of the sixteen founding members.
• 16 April – The government commits itself to seeking 11.1bn francs in war reparations.
• 28 April – Eugène Rodenbourg is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Jacques Delahaye and Robert Als.
• 16 June – A law is passed granting Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois management of the national railway network for 99 years.

October – December

• 20 October – A law is passed conferring family welfare benefits on all employees.

Births

• 26 March – Jean Huss, politician
• 25 July – Lucien Clement, politician
• 31 August – Guy Rewenig, writer
• 11 September – Frank Wilhelm, literary critic
• 19 September Roger Gilson, cyclist
• 20 December – Georges Schroeder, member of the Council of State

Deaths

• 4 March – Pierre Krier, politician
• 13 June – Frantz Funck-Brentano, historian
• 22 August – Aline de Saint-Hubert, philanthropist

References

• 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.