Pierre Dupong

Pierre Dupong 1949

Pierre Dupong (born November 1, 1885 in Heisdorf ; † December 23, 1953 in Luxembourg ) was a Luxembourg politician and in January 1914 co-founder of the right-wing party ( Parti de la droite ), which had opposed the left-wing bloc of socialists and radical liberals.

Pierre Dupong studied law abroad and worked as a lawyer from 1911 . He was elected a member of the canton of Capellen in 1915, still after the census suffrage . In 1936 he became Minister of Finance, Social Security and Labor, a year later, following the referendum on the “ Muzzle Act ”, he became Minister of State and Head of Government. While the German Wehrmacht was occupying Luxembourg, the Dupong government worked in exile (May 10, 1940 to September 23, 1944) - first in Paris , then via Portugal in Canada .

He died in 1953 due to an embolism resulting from a broken leg.

In a brochure that he had written in 1917, Dupong turned against the renaming of his right-wing party in "Catholic People's Party" because he thought this name was too narrow. It was not until December 1944, after Luxembourg was liberated from German occupation, that the right-wing party was reconstituted under the name of the Luxemburger Christian Social People's Party (CSV). Today Dupong is considered to be one of its founding figures.

literature

Pierre Grégoire: Vie et Carrière de Pierre Dupong . 1985. On his 100th birthday, with a foreword by Jacques Santer .

Individual evidence

↑ Michel Pauly , Marc Lentz: The labor movement on the move. The socio-political context of the “muzzle” law (PDF; 924 kB) forum , 06/1987
↑ Paul Dostert: flight or national emergency? May 10, 1940: Grand Duchess Charlotte and the government go into exile (PDF; 180 kB) forum, 04/2000.
↑ Pierre Dupong in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
^ Jean Rhein: À l'origine du CSV . Le Quotidien, July 5, 2011.
↑ Lucien Blau: Un tour de force réussi. You parti de la droite au parti chrétien-social . forum, 10/2000 (PDF; 188 kB)

personal data
SURNAME	Dupong, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Luxembourg politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 1, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heisdorf
DATE OF DEATH	December 23, 1953
Place of death	Luxembourg

[1] Michel Pauly , Marc Lentz: The labor movement on the move. The socio-political context of the “muzzle” law (PDF; 924 kB) forum , 06/1987

[2] Paul Dostert: flight or national emergency? May 10, 1940: Grand Duchess Charlotte and the government go into exile (PDF; 180 kB) forum, 04/2000.

[3] Pierre Dupong in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)

[4] Jean Rhein: À l'origine du CSV . Le Quotidien, July 5, 2011.

[5] Lucien Blau: Un tour de force réussi. You parti de la droite au parti chrétien-social . forum, 10/2000 (PDF; 188 kB)