Lucien Thiel (14 February 1943 – 25 August 2011) was a Luxembourgian politician and journalist. He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), whose group he led in the Chamber of Deputies from 1 March 2011 until his sudden death six months later. [1]
Born in Luxembourg City, Thiel studied journalism at university. From 1967 to 1979, Thiel was the editor of Revue, before becoming the editor-in-chief of d'Lëtzebuerger Land: a position that he held from 1980 to 1989. [2] From 1990 to 2004, he was a director of the Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL). [3] From 2000 to 2002, Thiel was the President of the government's Economic and Social Council ( French: Conseil économique et social). [2]
Thiel ran for the Chamber of Deputies in the 2004 election, running for the CSV in Centre. [2] He received the sixth-most votes among CSV candidates — 16,646 [4] — allowing him to be elected easily. In 2005, he was also elected to Luxembourg communal council. [2] In the 2009 general election, Thiel came fifth on the CSV's list, with 20,799 votes, and was re-elected. [5] He took a significant interest in economic matters, particularly the protection of pensions and responding to the late-2000s financial crisis. [3] He was elected President of the CSV's group in the Chamber of Deputies in February 2011, [3] replacing Jean-Louis Schiltz when he stepped down on 1 March 2011. Six months into the role, on 25 August 2011, Thiel died of a heart attack.
As well as his political and journalistic work, Thiel was socially active, founding the Kräizbierg Foundation for the disabled, of which he became Chairman in 2011. [3] At his death, he was married and had two children. [2]
Lucien Thiel (14 February 1943 – 25 August 2011) was a Luxembourgian politician and journalist. He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), whose group he led in the Chamber of Deputies from 1 March 2011 until his sudden death six months later. [1]
Born in Luxembourg City, Thiel studied journalism at university. From 1967 to 1979, Thiel was the editor of Revue, before becoming the editor-in-chief of d'Lëtzebuerger Land: a position that he held from 1980 to 1989. [2] From 1990 to 2004, he was a director of the Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL). [3] From 2000 to 2002, Thiel was the President of the government's Economic and Social Council ( French: Conseil économique et social). [2]
Thiel ran for the Chamber of Deputies in the 2004 election, running for the CSV in Centre. [2] He received the sixth-most votes among CSV candidates — 16,646 [4] — allowing him to be elected easily. In 2005, he was also elected to Luxembourg communal council. [2] In the 2009 general election, Thiel came fifth on the CSV's list, with 20,799 votes, and was re-elected. [5] He took a significant interest in economic matters, particularly the protection of pensions and responding to the late-2000s financial crisis. [3] He was elected President of the CSV's group in the Chamber of Deputies in February 2011, [3] replacing Jean-Louis Schiltz when he stepped down on 1 March 2011. Six months into the role, on 25 August 2011, Thiel died of a heart attack.
As well as his political and journalistic work, Thiel was socially active, founding the Kräizbierg Foundation for the disabled, of which he became Chairman in 2011. [3] At his death, he was married and had two children. [2]