1968 in Luxembourg
Years in Luxembourg: | 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 |
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
Years: | 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 |
The following lists events that happened during 1968 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents[]
Position | Incumbent |
---|---|
Grand Duke | Jean |
Prime Minister | Pierre Werner |
Deputy Prime Minister | Henry Cravatte |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
President of the Council of State | Félix Welter |
Mayor of Luxembourg City | Paul Wilwertz |
Events[]
January – March[]
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April – June[]
- 6 April – Representing Luxembourg, Chris Baldo and finish eleventh in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song Nous vivrons d'amour.
July – September[]
- 5 August – A law reforming secondary education is passed.[1]
October – December[]
- 5 October – A law changing the criteria for eligibility to sit in the Chamber of Deputies is passed.[1]
- 29 October – Disagreements over the budget for the following year lead to the collapse of the Werner-Cravatte Ministry.[2]
- 15 December – Legislative elections are held. In the Chamber of Deputies, the DP wins five extra seats, reversing their losses in 1964.[2]
- 16 December - Paul Wilwertz resigns from the Council of State to take up his seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[3]
Births[]
- 30 December – , politician
Deaths[]
- 12 October – , politician
Footnotes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thewes (2006), p. 171
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thewes (2006), p. 172
- ^ "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
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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