Charles Goerens

Charles Goerens
MEP
Charles Goerens MEP
Member of the European Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 July 2009
Constituency	Luxembourg
Personal details
Born	6 February 1952 (age 72); Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
Political party	Luxembourgish; Democratic Party; EU; Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Charles Goerens (born 6 February 1952) is a Luxembourgish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Luxembourg. He is a member of the Democratic Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.^[1]

Early career

He studied agricultural science before he was first elected to the northern district constituency as a member of the Democratic Party in 1979. From 1989 until 1994 he was its chairman.^[2]

Political career

Goerens was a member of the European Parliament from 1982 to 1984, from 1994 to 1999, and again from 2009 to present.^[3]

He served as Minister for Cooperation, Humanitarian Action, and Defence in the government of Jean-Claude Juncker from 7 August 1999 until 31 July 2004.^[2] He also briefly served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 20 July 2004 until 31 July 2004. He lost these posts when Juncker had to form a new coalition government after the 2004 parliamentary elections.

Since 2009, Goerens has been serving as a member of the Committee on Development and of the Subcommittee on Human Rights. In addition, he is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights^[4] and a vice-chairman of the cross-party Working Group on Fair Trade (sponsored by Fair Trade Advocacy)^[5]

Other activities

Friends of the Global Fund, Vice-Chair of the Board
Fondation pour la construction de l'avenir du Luxembourg (FOCAL), Member of the Board

References

^ "Charles Goerens". ALDE. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "Charles Goerens" (in French). Government of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Your MEPs : Charles GOERENS". Europa. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights.
^ Fair Trade housewarming at the European Parliament Fair Trade Advocacy, press release of 8 October 2014.

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Political offices
Preceded by Alex Bodry	Minister for Cooperation, Humanitarian Action, and Defence 1999–2004	Succeeded by Jean-Louis Schiltz
Preceded by Alex Bodry	Minister for the Environment 1999–2004	Succeeded by Lucien Lux
Preceded by Lydie Polfer	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004	Succeeded by Jean Asselborn
Party political offices
Preceded by Colette Flesch	President of the DP 1989–1994	Succeeded by Lydie Polfer

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[1] "Charles Goerens". ALDE. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[luxgov-2] "Charles Goerens" (in French). Government of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Your MEPs : Charles GOERENS". Europa. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

[4] Members European Parliament Intergroup on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights.

[5] Fair Trade housewarming at the European Parliament Fair Trade Advocacy, press release of 8 October 2014.

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