But it is not the first time the current blue-red-green coalition has seen a great deal of changes. Here’s a brief look back.
The first reorganisation of the “Bettel 2" government took place in August 2019. Justice Minister and Vice Prime Minister Felix Brazsuffered a heart attack, forcing François Bausch to take over the post of Vice Prime Minister and the justice ministry being handed to Culture Minister Sam Tanson. A new face in the cabinet was Henri Kox, appointed Housing Minister and later also Police Minister.
In February of 2020, LSAP minister and Vice Prime Minister Etienne Schneider resigns. “He wants his life back”, colleague Franz Fayot had said, who took his place as Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, and Minister of the Economy.
Consumer Protection Minister Paulette Lenert takes charge of the Ministry of Health - and was soon confronted with a raging pandemic.
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In November of 2021, ministers Dan Kersch and Romain Schneiderannounce their resignation, citing health reasons. Finance minister Pierre Gramegnaresigned out of the blue too, wanting more family time.
Paulette Lenert will become Vice Prime Minister, alongside François Bausch. Diekirch mayor Claude Haagen becomes Minister of Social Security and Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development. LSAP chief Georges Engel will take charge of Labour and Sports.
Marshal of the Grand Ducal Court, Yuriko Backes, will become the next finance minister, and the first woman in Luxembourg’s history to do so.
