Bernard Berg

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Bernard 'Benny' Berg (born 14 September 1931 in Dudelange) is a Luxembourgian politician 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. He would serve in the government again under Pierre Werner.

Political offices
Preceded by Raymond Vouel	Deputy Prime Minister 1976 – 1979	Succeeded by Gaston Thorn

Persondata
NAME	Berg, Bernard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Berg, Benny
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Luxembourgian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	14 September 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dudelange, Luxembourg
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH