René Steichen

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René Steichen (born 27 November 1942) is a Luxembourgian politician and jurist.

A member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), Steichen first held office as Mayor of Diekirch (1974–1984). He entered the Chamber of Deputies in 1979. In 1984, he entered the government as a Secretary of State, in which capacity he served until 1989, when he was promoted to Minister for Agriculture, Viticulture, and Rural Development. In 1992, he became Luxembourg's European Commissioner, responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development. Steichen remained in this capacity until 1995, when he was replaced as Luxembourg's European Commissioner by Jacques Santer, who was named President of the European Commission.

He is currently the chairman of SES S.A., the world's largest satellite operator and the largest component of Luxembourg Stock Exchange's premier LuxX index.

References

EXECUTIVE PROFILE - René Steichen. Business Week. Accessed 2011-03-16.
Board of Directors. SES S.A.. Accessed 2011-03-16.

Political offices
Preceded by Ray MacSharry	European Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development 1992 – 1995	Succeeded by Franz Fischler
Preceded by Jean Dondelinger	Luxembourgian European Commissioner 1992 – 1995	Succeeded by Jacques Santer

v t e Santer-Poos I (1984 – 1989)

Jacques Santer Jacques Poos

Bernard Berg Fernand Boden Marc Fischbach Robert Goebbels Jean-Claude Juncker Robert Krieps Johny Lahure Marcel Schlechter Jean Spautz René Steichen

v t e Santer-Poos II (1989 – 1994)

Jacques Santer Jacques Poos

Fernand Boden Jean Spautz Jean-Claude Juncker Marc Fischbach Johny Lahure Robert Goebbels Alex Bodry Marie-Josée Jacobs (1992–4) Mady Delvaux-Stehres René Steichen (1989–92) Georges Wohlfart

Persondata
Name	Steichen, Rene
Alternative names
Short description	Luxembourgian politician
Date of birth	27 November 1942
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Date of death
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