Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (l'Ordre de Mérite) is the highest and most distinguished honorary order of Luxembourg. It was instituted on January 23, 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grandmaster of the order is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
[edit] Members of the Order
Members of the Order of Merit of Luxembourg include the following:
Grand Cross:
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former secretary-general of the United Nations
- Jos Chabert, vice-president of the parliament of Brussels
Grand Officer:
- Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander
- Nikolaos van Dam, Dutch ambassador to Indonesia
- Jean-Marie Leblanc, former director of the Tour de France
- Mikis Theodorakis, music composer
- Joseph Weyland, permanent representative of Luxembourg to NATO
- Gabriele Albertini, member of the European Parliament
Commander:
- Svend-Aage Nielsen, Danish businessman
- Carl Christian Nielsen, Danish businessman
- Erik Ader, Dutch ambassador to Norway
- Michel Carpentier, director general of the European Commission
- Robert Engels, Dutch ambassador to Finland
- Barend ter Haar, Dutch diplomat
- Pascal Lamy, European Commissioner
- Gilbert Renault, French resistance hero
- Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi-hunter
Officer
- Alphonse Berns, Luxembourg ambassador
- David Cook
- Gerard Druesne, Director-General of the European Institute of Public Affairs
Knight
- Jean-Claude Schlim
