The Minister for Defence is a position in the Luxembourg

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. Among other competences, the Minister for Defence is responsible for overseeing the maintenance and deployment of the armed forces

Military of Luxembourg

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s, for aiding in the execution of the orders of the Commander-in-Chief

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The position has existed since 5 November 1937. From its creation until 6 February 1969, the position's name was Minister for the Armed Force (Ministre de la Force Armée). From 1969 until 7 August 1999, the official title of the office was Minister for the Public Force (Ministre de la Force publique). In 1999, the briefs of international cooperation and humanitarian relief were added to that of defence, creating the office of Minister for Cooperation, Humanitarian Action, and Defence . In 2004, the positions were separated again, creating the current title.

List of Ministers for Defence

Minister		Party	Start date	End date	Prime Minister
	Pierre Dupong	PD Party of the Right (Luxembourg) The Party of the Right , abbreviated to PD, was a political party in Luxembourg between 1914 and 1944. It was the direct predecessor of the Christian Social People's Party , which has ruled Luxembourg for all but five years since....	5 November 1937	23 November 1944	Pierre Dupong
		CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	23 November 1944	1 March 1947
	Lambert Schaus Lambert Schaus Lambert Schaus was a Luxembourg politician, jurist, and diplomat. He held office as a government minister and European Commissioner....	CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	1 March 1947	14 July 1948
	Pierre Dupong	CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	14 July 1948	3 July 1951
	Joseph Bech	CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	3 July 1951	29 December 1953
	Pierre Werner	CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	29 December 1953	29 March 1958	Joseph Bech
			29 March 1958	2 March 1959	Pierre Frieden
	Eugène Schaus Eugène Schaus Eugène Schaus was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. Schaus was a leading light in the early days of the Democratic Party, of which he would be President from 1952 until 1959....	DP Democratic Party (Luxembourg) The Democratic Party , abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre-right, holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism.Founded in...	2 March 1959	15 July 1964	Pierre Werner
	Marcel Fischbach Marcel Fischbach Marcel Fischbach was a Luxembourgian politician, journalist, and diplomat. He held the position of Minister for Defence in the second cabinet of Pierre Werner.From 1939, he wrote for d'Wort, a daily newspaper...	CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	15 July 1964	3 January 1967
	Pierre Grégoire	CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	3 January 1967	6 February 1969
	Eugène Schaus Eugène Schaus Eugène Schaus was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. Schaus was a leading light in the early days of the Democratic Party, of which he would be President from 1952 until 1959....	DP Democratic Party (Luxembourg) The Democratic Party , abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre-right, holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism.Founded in...	6 February 1969	15 June 1974
	Émile Krieps Émile Krieps Émile Krieps was a Luxembourgian resistance leader, soldier, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Krieps served in cabinets under Pierre Werner and Gaston Thorn....	DP Democratic Party (Luxembourg) The Democratic Party , abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre-right, holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism.Founded in...	15 June 1974	16 July 1979	Gaston Thorn Gaston Thorn Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourg politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally...
			16 July 1979	20 July 1984	Pierre Werner
	Marc Fischbach Marc Fischbach Marc Fischbach is a Luxembourgian politician belonging to the Christian Social People's Party. From 1979 until 1984, Fischbach was a Member of the European Parliament...	CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	20 July 1984	14 July 1989	Jacques Santer
	Jacques Poos Jacques Poos Jacques Poos is a Luxembourgian politician.Born in 1953 in Luxembourg Dr. Jacques F. Poos is a trained economist and became a doctor of economics in 1961, when he graduated from the University of Lausanne. He is a long-time member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party...	LSAP Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party , abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social democratic political party in Luxembourg.The LSAP is the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, having won 13 of 60 seats at the 2009 election, and has one seat in the European Parliament...	14 July 1989	13 July 1994
	Alex Bodry Alex Bodry Alex Bodry is a politician from Luxembourg.After attending a grammar school in Esch-sur-Alzette, Alex Bodry studied law at the University of Paris. He later became an advocate. From 1982 to 1989, he was a member of Dudelange communal council. From 1989 to 1999, he was a minister...	LSAP Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party , abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social democratic political party in Luxembourg.The LSAP is the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, having won 13 of 60 seats at the 2009 election, and has one seat in the European Parliament...	13 July 1994	26 January 1995
			26 January 1995	7 August 1999	Jean-Claude Juncker Jean-Claude Juncker Jean-Claude Juncker is a Luxembourg politician, 23rd and current Prime Minister of Luxembourg, since 20 January 1995. He is the longest standing head of government of any European Union state...
	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...	DP Democratic Party (Luxembourg) The Democratic Party , abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre-right, holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism.Founded in...	7 August 1999	31 July 2004
	Luc Frieden Luc Frieden Luc Frieden is a Luxembourgian politician for the Christian Social People's Party . He was Minister for Justice and Minister for the Treasury and Budget from 1998 to 2009, and has been Minister for Finances since 23 July 2009.In the capacity of Minister for the Treasury and Budget, Frieden was...	CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	31 July 2004	22 February 2006
	Jean-Louis Schiltz Jean-Louis Schiltz Jean-Louis Schiltz is a Luxembourgian lawyer and retired politician for the Christian Social People's Party ....	CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	22 February 2006	23 July 2009
	Jean-Marie Halsdorf Jean-Marie Halsdorf Jean-Marie Halsdorf is a Luxembourgian politician and the current Minister for Defence of Luxembourg.-Background and early career:He attended grammar school in Echternach and went to university in Strasbourg, France...	CSV Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...	23 July 2009	Present day