Émile Reuter
| Émile Reuter | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| In office 28 September 1918 – 20 March 1925 | |
| Monarch | Marie-Adélaïde Charlotte |
| Preceded by | Léon Kauffman |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Prüm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1874 Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Died | 14 February 1973 (aged 98) Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Political party | Right |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Émile Reuter (2 June 1874 – 14 February 1973) was a Luxembourgish politician. He was the 13th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for six years, from 28 June 1918 until 20 March 1925.
After finishing school in 1893 at the Athénée de Luxembourg, Émile Reuter studied law in Strasbourg, Nancy and Paris from 1894 to 1898 and then registered at the bar. In 1903 he became president of the Association populaire catholique and in 1911 was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. In 1914 he was a founding member of the Right Party. Shortly before the end of World War I, on 28 September 1918 Reuter became prime minister and Director-General (Minister) for Foreign Affairs and the Interior. In 1925 there was a crisis in the government when the Chamber rejected the government's proposals to amalgamate the railway companies Guillaume-Luxembourg and Prince-Henri under Belgian direction. The Reuter Ministry then resigned. From 1926 to 1959 (apart from the war years) he was president of the Chamber of Deputies. Until 1964 he was also the first president of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), founded in 1944. In 1957 he became ambassador of Luxembourg to the Holy See.
He died in 1973 in Luxembourg City. The Avenue Émile-Reuter was named after him in the city.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Léon Kauffmann |
Prime Minister of Luxembourg 1918–1925 |
Succeeded by Pierre Prüm |
| Director-General for Foreign Affairs 1918–1925 | ||
| Preceded by René Blum |
President of the Chamber of Deputies 1st time 1926–1944 |
Succeeded by Nicolas Wirtgen |
| Preceded by Nicolas Wirtgen |
President of the Chamber of Deputies 2nd time 1945–1958 |
Succeeded by Joseph Bech |
| Party political offices | ||
| New title New party formed after World War II |
President of the CSV 1945–1964 |
Succeeded by Tony Biever |
