Bernard Berg
Luxembourgish politician (1931–2019)
Bernard 'Benny' Berg (14 September 1931 – 21 February 2019) was a Luxembourgish politician[1] and trade unionist. In the 1970s, Berg was a leading member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, sitting in the Chamber of Deputies and the communal council of Dudelange. When fellow LSAP deputy Raymond Vouel left the government to join the European Commission, Berg took Vouel's place in the Thorn Ministry as Deputy Prime Minister under Gaston Thorn.[2] He would serve in the government again under Pierre Werner.
References
- ^ "Foreign Minister Picks Up Housing Pointers". The Palm Beach Post. 13 April 1976. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ Clements, John (1979). Clements' encyclopedia of world governments vol. 3. Political Research, inc. p. 168.
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| Preceded by Raymond Vouel | Deputy Prime Minister 1976 – 1979 | Succeeded by Gaston Thorn |
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| Preceded by Antoine Krier | President of the Luxembourg Workers' Union 1965–1970 | Succeeded by Mathias Hinterscheid |
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Thorn (1974 – 1979)
- Gaston Thorn
- Bernard Berg
- Raymond Vouel (1974–6)
- Josy Barthel (1977–9)
- Albert Berchem
- Jean Hamilius
- Émile Krieps
- Robert Krieps
- Guy Linster
- Marcel Mart (1974–7)
- Jacques Poos (1976–9)
- Maurice Thoss
- Jos Wohlfart
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