1991 in Luxembourg
Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Jean |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Santer |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Jacques Poos |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Erna Hennicot-Schoepges |
| President of the Council of State | Georges Thorn (until 30 October) Jean Dupong (from 1 November) |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Lydie Polfer |
Events
January – March
- 1 January - Luxembourg assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the following six months.
- 2 February – Fernand Franck is ordained as the new Archbishop of Luxembourg.
- 2 March – SES launches its second satellite, Astra 1B.
- 25 March – The commune of Berg is renamed 'Colmar-Berg'.
April – June
- 4 May – Representing Luxembourg, Sarah Bray finishes fourteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song Un baiser volé.
- 16 June – The Netherlands' Gert-Jan Theunisse wins the 1991 Tour de Luxembourg.
- 28–29 June – Luxembourg hosts its meeting of the European Council, at which the draft Treaty of Maastricht is considered.
July – September
- 27 July – Rights to freedom of expression traditionally associated with print media are explicitly guaranteed with regard to electronic media.[1]
October – December
- October – RTL broadcasts the first ever daily news programme in Luxembourgish.[2]
- 1 November – Jean Dupong is appointed President of the Council of State.[3]
Births
- 16 February – Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg
Deaths
- 18 June – Tony Bourg, writer
- 10 October – Adrien Ries, economist
- 21 December – Jempi Kemmer, composer
Footnotes
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 214
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 217
- ^ "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
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.