Martine Reicherts
Martine Reicherts (born April 13, 1957 in Luxembourg ) is a Luxembourg politician. After the 2014 European elections , she was a member of the European Commission responsible for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship until the Juncker Commission took office.
life and career
Reicherts studied law in Luxembourg, Nice and Aix-en-Provence between 1975 and 1979 . She then did a DEA in business law at the University of Panthéon-Assas . From 1979 to 1984 she worked as a lawyer in Luxembourg. Her career in the European Commission began in February 1984 in the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.
After several positions in various Directorates-General and Cabinets, she became Head of Service in the Office for Buildings, Facilities and Logistics - Luxembourg in 2003 and Head of the Publications Office of the European Union in 2007 . In 2014 she was Viviane Reding's successor in the Barroso II Commission for a short time as Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship . She was nominated for the post by the Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei . From September 2015 she headed the Directorate General for Education and Culture . She retired at the end of January 2018.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ chronicle.lu: Martine Reicherts Poised to Become Luxembourg's Next European Commissioner , June 27, 2014
- ↑ CV on ec.europa.eu, accessed on April 5, 2017
- ^ Movers and Shakers | February 26, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Reicherts, Martine |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg politician and EU official |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Luxembourg , Luxembourg |