Jean-Pierre Koepp
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Jean-Pierre Koepp was a politician and restaurateur in Luxembourg
. He was a representative of the Alternative Democratic Reform Party
(ADR), having been one of the ADR's founder-members and one of their first members of the Chamber of Deputies
, in which he has sat between 1989 and 2009.
Koepp was elected to the Chamber to represent the Nord
constituency at the 1989 legislative election
, with the ADR, then a single-issue
pensioners' party
called the 'Action Committee 5/6ths Pensions for Everyone', scoring a remarkable electoral upset in securing four seats in the Chamber. He was re-elected in 1994
, when the ADR increased their representation in the Chamber to five seats.
In the 1999 legislative elections
, he placed first on the ADR list, with two being elected, and came third amongst all candidates (behind only ministers-to-be Charles Goerens
and Marie-Josée Jacobs
). In 2004
, Koepp came first amongst ADR candidates again, albeit with a greatly reduced vote count. Nonetheless, the ADR still won enough votes for one deputy
to be returned, allowing Koepp to be re-elected. He did not run in the most recent election
, leaving the top place on the list to Jean Colombera
.
He died in 2010, at the age of 76.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. He was a representative of the Alternative Democratic Reform Party
Alternative Democratic Reform Party
The Alternative Democratic Reform Party , abbreviated to ADR, is a conservative political party in Luxembourg. It has four seats in the sixty-seat Chamber of Deputies, making it the fifth-largest party....
(ADR), having been one of the ADR's founder-members and one of their first members of the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
The Chamber of Deputies , abbreviated to the Chamber, is the unicameral national legislature of Luxembourg. 'Krautmaart' is sometimes used as a metonym for the Chamber, after the square on which the Hôtel de la Chambre is located....
, in which he has sat between 1989 and 2009.
Koepp was elected to the Chamber to represent the Nord
Circonscription Nord (Luxembourg)
Circonscription Nord is an electoral constituency for Luxembourg's national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.It includes the cantons of Clervaux, Diekirch, Redange, Vianden, and Wiltz. Its boundaries are coterminous with those of the district of Diekirch. , Nord has an estimated population of...
constituency at the 1989 legislative election
Luxembourgian legislative election, 1989
Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on 18 June 1989. Voters elected all 60 members of the Grand Duchy's unicameral national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.-Results:...
, with the ADR, then a single-issue
Single-issue politics
Single-issue politics involves political campaigning or political support based on one essential policy area or idea.-Political expression:...
pensioners' party
Pensioners' Party
Pensioners' Party or Party of Pensioners may refer to:*Pensioners Party *Pensioners Party *Pensioners Party *Pensioners' Party *Pensioners' Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina*Pensioners' Party of the Republika Srpska...
called the 'Action Committee 5/6ths Pensions for Everyone', scoring a remarkable electoral upset in securing four seats in the Chamber. He was re-elected in 1994
Luxembourgian legislative election, 1994
Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on June 12, 1994. Voters elected 60 members of the Grand Duchy's unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.The election coincided with the 1994 European Parliament election.-Candidates:-Overall results:...
, when the ADR increased their representation in the Chamber to five seats.
In the 1999 legislative elections
Luxembourgian legislative election, 1999
Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on June 13, 1999. Voters elected 60 members of the Grand Duchy's unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.The election coincided with the 1999 European Parliament election.-Candidates:-Overall results:...
, he placed first on the ADR list, with two being elected, and came third amongst all candidates (behind only ministers-to-be Charles Goerens
Charles Goerens
Charles Goerens is a politician from Luxembourg.He studied agricultural science before he was first elected to the northern district constituency as a member of the Democratic Party in 1979...
and Marie-Josée Jacobs
Marie-Josée Jacobs
Marie-Josée Jacobs is a politician from Luxembourg.Jacobs has been active in the Lëtzebuerger Chrëschtleche Gewerkschaftsbond . In 1984 she became a parliamentarian. Since 1992 she has served in the Cabinet as Minister of Family, Integration, and Equal Opportunities. Jacobs is a member of the...
). In 2004
Luxembourgian legislative election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on 13 June 2004. Voters elected all 60 members of the Grand Duchy's unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies...
, Koepp came first amongst ADR candidates again, albeit with a greatly reduced vote count. Nonetheless, the ADR still won enough votes for one deputy
Deputy (legislator)
A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.-List of countries:This is an list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates....
to be returned, allowing Koepp to be re-elected. He did not run in the most recent election
Luxembourgian legislative election, 2009
Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on 7 June 2009, together with the 2009 election to the European Parliament. All sixty members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected for five years...
, leaving the top place on the list to Jean Colombera
Jean Colombera
Jean Colombera is a politician and physician in Luxembourg. He currently sits as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Alternative Democratic Reform Party, representing the Nord constituency....
.
He died in 2010, at the age of 76.