Eugène Berger

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Eugène Berger (born December 4, 1960 in Bettembourg) is a politician from Luxembourg. Berger studied to become a teacher, and worked in this profession from 1988 to 1994. In 1994, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the Democratic Party. He was State Secretary of the Environment from 1999 to 2004.

On 1 October 1992, he became the first Luxembourger to climb Mount Everest, for which he won the title of Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year. He has two children.

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Awards
Preceded by
Marc Girardelli
Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year
1992
Succeeded by
Marc Girardelli
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