1968 in Luxembourg

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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[]

April – June[]

July – September[]

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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Thewes (2006), p. 171
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Thewes (2006), p. 172
  3. ^ "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.

References[]

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