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Xavier Bettel

Politician

Xavier Bettel is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Xavier Bettel · Ξαβιέ Μπέτελ · Гзавије Бетел · Ксав'є Бетель · Ксавие Бетел · 9 more...				[sources]
Alias	Xavier Nicolas Bettel				[sources]
Weak alias	卡米尔·波尔弗 · 札維耶·貝特爾 · 사비에르				[sources]
Birth date	1973-03-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Luxembourg				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Luxembourg				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Xavier				[sources]
Last name	Bettel				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party				[sources]
Title	Son Excellence				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q561213				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg (2023-) · Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg · Minister for Administrative Reform (2018-2023) · Minister for Development Cooperation & Humanitarian Affairs · Minister for Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade · 10 more...				[sources]
Education	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · University Nancy II				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Luxembourgish politician (born 1973)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-02-20

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Gauthier Destenay Politician	spouse	2015-05-15	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
minister for Religious Affairs	2013-12-04	2023-11-17

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Source data IDs: us-cia-luxembourg-xavier-bettel-minister-for-foreign-affairs-foreign-trade · unprot-f11c54d5006804a0c405267091c8d4280d15597b · unprot-6814fae658d7804a09cd70baa1f56702c3e796a3 · us-cia-luxembourg-xavier-bettel-minister-for-development-cooperation-humanitarian-affairs · us-cia-luxembourg-xavier-bettel-vice-prime-minister · unprot-3e9be5ce3825c75b410cb113067cad6f90e44a09

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