1989 in Luxembourg

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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 2.1 January - March 2.2 April - June 2.3 July - September 2.4 October - December 3 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean
Prime Minister	Jacques Santer
Deputy Prime Minister	Jacques Poos
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Léon Bollendorff Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
President of the Council of State	Georges Thorn
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Lydie Polfer

[edit] Events

[edit] January - March

• 5 February – SES Astra's 1A satellite starts broadcasting, beginning SES's dominance of the European satellite communication market.

[edit] April - June

• 6 May – Representing Luxembourg, Park Cafe finish twentieth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song Monsieur.
• 13 June – The constitution is amended in numerous ways, affecting electoral eligibility requirements, expanding education access, and requiring counter-signature of Grand Ducal decree.
• 18 June – Legislative and European elections are held. The four established parties all lose ground to three new parties: Action Committee 5/6, GAP, and GLEI.

[edit] July - September

• 14 July – Jacques Santer forms a new government, keeping Jacques Poos as his deputy.

[edit] October - December

• 12 November – The Action Committee 5/6 Pensions for Everyone changes its name to 'Action Committee 5/6'.

[edit] Deaths

• 6 February – Jean-Pierre Koltz, historian
• 27 February – Christiane Schlechter-Wirtz, cabaret artist
• 30 July – Evy Friedrich, film critic