Romain Fandel
Romain Fandel (born June 25, 1922 in Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg ; † October 22, 1985 ) was a Luxembourg politician of the Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei (LSAP).
Life
The son of a police superintendent was called up for military service after graduating from the Lycée during the Second World War in 1942 and after a stay in a hospital due to injuries did his military service until the liberation of Luxembourg . He then worked as a civil servant in his hometown.
After the end of the Second World War he was first general secretary of the Unio'n vun de Fräiheetsorganisatiounen , the Luxembourg association of resistance movements . In 1946 he became a member of the LSAP. As their candidate, he was elected as the youngest member of the Chambre des Députés in 1948 and was a member of it after several re-elections until 1968. He was also a member of the city council of Esch-sur-Alzette between 1949 and 1953 .
During his long membership in parliament he was from 1951 to 1958, 1961 to 1964 and from 1965 to 1967 Vice-President of the Chambre des Députés. At the same time was from April 1960 to January 1962 deputy member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe .
Most recently, he was also from 1965 to 1967 and Chairman of the Group of the LSAP in the Chamber of Deputies, and in this function one of the key politicians in the debate on the abolition of conscription during the government crisis in 1966, caused by the resignation of Defense Minister Marcel Fischbach triggered has been. His tenure as parliamentary group leader was followed by the praised appointment of the first female member of the government, Madeleine Frieden-Kinnen , who became State Secretary for Families, Youth and Education in 1967.
He was then President of Parliament as Chamber President between October 1967 and February 1969 . In addition, he was temporarily a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO and belonged to the interest group of the Benelux countries.
After leaving the LSAP, he became a member of the Parti social-democrate (PSD) that emerged from this splinter party in 1971 and represented its interests between 1971 and 1974 as a member of the Chambre des Députés. During this time he was also chairman of their parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies from 1971 to 1972.
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- ↑ MADELEINE FRIEDEN-KINNEN (1915-1999): 1919 the right to vote…… 1967 the first female minister (cid-femmes.lu) ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Fandel, Romain |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg politician (LSAP), member of the Chambre |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1985 |