The President of the Council of State is the leader of Luxembourg's Council of State.
He or she is appointed by the Grand Duke, along with two Vice Presidents, and the appointment lasts for one year (although it can be renewed). The President of the Council of State must be either a member of the Council of State or the Grand Duke himself. However, to date, the latter option has never been taken, and it has become convention that the Grand Duke cannot be the President.
Note that the position has often been left vacant, so few of the successions were immediate.
| President | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine | 1857-11-28 | 1868-04-10 |
| Charles-Mathias Simons | 1869-01-05 | 1870-01-05 |
| François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet | 1870-02-16 | 1871-02-16 |
| Vendelin Jurion | 1871-03-15 | 1872-03-15 |
| Édouard Thilges (1st time) | 1872-07-25 | 1874-07-29 |
| Emmanuel Servais | 1874-12-27 | 1887-11-08 |
| Henri Vannérus (1st time) | 1888-02-15 | 1889-02-15 |
| Édouard Thilges (2nd time) | 1889-02-15 | 1895-05-23 |
| Henri Vannérus (2nd time) | 1895-05-23 | 1914-12-28 |
| Victor Thorn (1st time) | 1914-12-28 | 1915-03-03 |
| Victor Thorn (2nd time) | 1915-11-06 | 1916-02-24 |
| Mathias Mongenast | 1916-04-01 | 1917-06-19 |
| Victor Thorn (3rd time) | 1917-06-19 | 1930-09-15 |
| Joseph Steichen | 1931-02-27 | 1932-02-20 |
| Ernest Hamélius | 1932-06-10 | 1945-11-16 |
| Léon Kauffmann | 1945-12-14 | 1952-02-14 |
| Félix Welter | 1952-02-14 | 1969-06-30 |
| Maurice Sevenig | 1969-07-01 | 1975-06-26 |
| Emile Raus | 1975-06-26 | 1976-06-25 |
| Albert Goldmann | 1976-06-26 | 1976-12-04 |
| Ferdinand Wirtgen | 1976-12-20 | 1978-09-30 |
| Roger Maul | 1978-10-01 | 1979-09-16 |
| Alex Bonn | 1979-09-21 | 1980-06-18 |
| François Goerens | 1980-06-20 | 1987-08-02 |
| Ernest Arendt | 1987-08-06 | 1988-08-06 |
| Georges Thorn | 1988-08-06 | 1991-10-30 |
| Jean Dupong | 1991-11-01 | 1994-05-18 |
| Paul Beghin | 1994-05-19 | 1999-12-31 |
| Raymond Kirsch | 2000-01-14 | 2001-01-13 |
| Marcel Sauber | 2001-01-15 | 2003-03-11 |
| Pierre Mores | 2003-04-29 | 30 September 2007 |
| Alain Meyer | 30 September 2007 | Present day |
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