1947 in Luxembourg
| Years in Luxembourg: | 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 |
The following lists events that happened during 1947 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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.[1]
- 12 February – The National Union Government tenders its resignation.[1]
- 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.[2]
- 16 April – The government commits itself to seeking 11.1bn francs in war reparations.
- 28 April – is appointed to the Council of State, replacing and .[3]
- 16 June – A law is passed granting Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois management of the national railway network for 99 years.[4]
July – September[]
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October – December[]
- 20 October – A law is passed conferring family welfare benefits on all employees.[2]
Births[]
- 26 March – , politician
- 25 July – , politician
- 31 August – Guy Rewenig, writer
- 11 September – , literary critic
- 19 September Roger Gilson, cyclist
- 20 December – Georges Schroeder, member of the Council of State[3]
Deaths[]
- 4 March – Pierre Krier, politician
- 13 June – Frantz Funck-Brentano, historian
- 22 August – Aline de Saint-Hubert, philanthropist
Footnotes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thewes (2006), p. 126
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thewes (2006), p. 131
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 133
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.
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