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== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Bausch first joined the Chamber of Deputies after the [[1989 Luxembourg general election|1989 legislative election]]. Though not elected directly, he took over the seat of {{ill|Thers Bodé|lb}}, who died shortly after the election. He resigned on 11 October 1992,<ref name="CHD.lu bio" /> along with [[Jean Huss]], under the Greens' agreed rotation system, allowing other candidates to serve as [[deputy (legislator)|deputies]]. In the [[1993 Luxembourgian communal election|1993 local elections]], Bausch was elected to the [[Luxembourg communal council|communal council]] of [[Luxembourg City]] (starting 1 January 1994),<ref name="CHD.lu bio" /> and he was returned to the Chamber at the [[1994 Luxembourg general election|following year's election]]. [[1999 Luxembourg general election|In 1999]], Bausch finished second to [[Renée Wagener]] amongst Greens candidates in the [[Circonscription Centre (Luxembourg)|Centre]] constituency, with those two being elected.<ref>{{cite web | title=1999: Circonscription Centre | url=http://www.elections.public.lu/fr/elections-legislatives/1999/resultats/circonscriptions/centre/index.html | date=7 April 2009 | publisher=Service Information et Presse | access-date=2009-04-10 }}</ref>
Bausch first joined the Chamber of Deputies after the [[1989 Luxembourg general election|1989 legislative election]]. Though not elected directly, he took over the seat of {{ill|Thers Bodé|lb}}, who died shortly after the election. He resigned on 11 October 1992,<ref name="CHD.lu bio" /> along with [[Jean Huss]], under the Greens' agreed rotation system, allowing other candidates to serve as [[deputy (legislator)|deputies]]. In the [[1993 Luxembourgian communal election|1993 local elections]], Bausch was elected to the [[Luxembourg communal council|communal council]] of [[Luxembourg City]] (starting 1 January 1994),<ref name="CHD.lu bio" /> and he was returned to the Chamber at the [[1994 Luxembourg general election|following year's election]]. [[1999 Luxembourg general election|In 1999]], Bausch finished second to [[Renée Wagener]] amongst Greens candidates in the [[Circonscription Centre (Luxembourg)|Centre]] constituency, with those two being elected.<ref>{{cite web | title=1999: Circonscription Centre | url=http://www.elections.public.lu/fr/elections-legislatives/1999/resultats/circonscriptions/centre/index.html | date=7 April 2009 | publisher=Service Information et Presse | access-date=2009-04-10 | archive-date=1 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701073619/https://elections.public.lu/fr/elections-legislatives/1999/resultats/circonscriptions/centre/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref>


In 1999, Bausch was a founding member of anti-free trade and pro-transaction tax ([[Tobin Tax]]) group, [[ATTAC]] Luxembourg, and the only member of Luxembourg parliament to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etat.lu/memorial/2000/C/Pdf/c0470047.pdf#Page=42 |title=Luxembourg Official Journal, page 42, ATTAC Statutes |access-date=2014-06-27}}</ref>
In 1999, Bausch was a founding member of anti-free trade and pro-transaction tax ([[Tobin Tax]]) group, [[ATTAC]] Luxembourg, and the only member of Luxembourg parliament to do so.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.etat.lu/memorial/2000/C/Pdf/c0470047.pdf#Page=42 |title=Luxembourg Official Journal, page 42, ATTAC Statutes |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-date=31 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131004826/http://www.etat.lu/memorial/2000/C/Pdf/c0470047.pdf#Page=42 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the [[2004 Luxembourg general election|2004 election]], Bausch came top of the Greens' list by a comfortable distance on an improved result for the party (indeed, he finished fifth amongst all candidates), and was duly returned to the Chamber.<ref>{{cite web | title=2004: Circonscription Centre | url=http://www.elections.public.lu/fr/elections-legislatives/2004/resultats/circonscriptions/centre/index.html | date=7 April 2009 | publisher=Service Information et Presse | access-date=2009-04-10 }}</ref> On 3 August 2004, Bausch also became leader of the Greens' group in the Chamber.<ref name="CHD.lu bio" /> In the [[2005 Luxembourgian communal election|2005 communal elections]], the [[Democratic Party (Luxembourg)|Democratic Party]] (DP)-[[Christian Social People's Party]] (CSV) coalition in Luxembourg City broke down, clearing the way for a DP-Greens cabinet, under which Bausch was appointed ''[[Échevin (Luxembourg)|échevin]]''.<ref name="CHD.lu bio" />
In the [[2004 Luxembourg general election|2004 election]], Bausch came top of the Greens' list by a comfortable distance on an improved result for the party (indeed, he finished fifth amongst all candidates), and was duly returned to the Chamber.<ref>{{cite web | title=2004: Circonscription Centre | url=http://www.elections.public.lu/fr/elections-legislatives/2004/resultats/circonscriptions/centre/index.html | date=7 April 2009 | publisher=Service Information et Presse | access-date=2009-04-10 | archive-date=30 June 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630062419/https://elections.public.lu/fr/elections-legislatives/2004/resultats/circonscriptions/centre/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 August 2004, Bausch also became leader of the Greens' group in the Chamber.<ref name="CHD.lu bio" /> In the [[2005 Luxembourgian communal election|2005 communal elections]], the [[Democratic Party (Luxembourg)|Democratic Party]] (DP)-[[Christian Social People's Party]] (CSV) coalition in Luxembourg City broke down, clearing the way for a DP-Greens cabinet, under which Bausch was appointed ''[[Échevin (Luxembourg)|échevin]]''.<ref name="CHD.lu bio" />


As chairman of the Parliamentary Control Commission for the [[List of intelligence agencies#Luxembourg|Luxembourg Secret Service (SREL)]], he initiated an investigation in late 2012 into alleged secret recordings of the Prime Minister [[Jean-Claude Juncker]] and [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Grand Duke Henri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wort.lu/en/view/control-commission-investigating-secret-service-juncker-tapes-50b75111e4b08a885ba61ffb |title=Control commission investigating secret service Juncker tapes, 29/11/12 |publisher=Wort.lu |date=2012-11-29 |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-date=2 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202133101/http://www.wort.lu/en/view/control-commission-investigating-secret-service-juncker-tapes-50b75111e4b08a885ba61ffb |url-status=dead }}</ref> This investigation became quickly politicized and mutated into a ''secret service enquiry commission'', chaired by Socialist MP [[Alex Bodry]] and charged with investigating the activities and oversight of the SREL. However, in a strange twist, Bausch and other members of the Parliamentary Control Commission were allowed to join this "enquiry commission" that was legally responsible for investigating the SREL and its oversight, which includes the Parliamentary Control Commission itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wort.lu/en/view/enquiry-commission-to-debate-juncker-s-responsibility-in-secret-service-scandal-51c3ffd8e4b0c46958612330 |title=Enquiry commission to debate Juncker's responsibility in secret service scandal, 21/06/13 |publisher=Wort.lu |date=2013-06-21 |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016091914/http://www.wort.lu/en/view/enquiry-commission-to-debate-juncker-s-responsibility-in-secret-service-scandal-51c3ffd8e4b0c46958612330 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Enquiry Commission was beset by partisan political actions and questionable legal tactics, including frequent leaks to journalists and politically motivated police raids, to the point that [[Christian Social People's Party|CSV]] MP [[Michel Wolter]] called for the journalists of the state owned station [[radio 100,7]] to reveal their sources, who were suspected of being fellow non-CSV MPs and of fabricating information regarding secret dossiers of the SREL to suit their agenda.<ref>{{cite web |author=Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 at 18:12 |url=http://www.wort.lu/en/view/mp-s-permission-to-reveal-press-sources-creates-controversy-51bb40f0e4b0088ebdef2889 |title=MP's permission to reveal press sources creates controversy |publisher=Wort.lu |date=2013-06-14 |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-date=17 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617195802/http://www.wort.lu/en/view/mp-s-permission-to-reveal-press-sources-creates-controversy-51bb40f0e4b0088ebdef2889 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 20 June 2013, Bausch, leaked a "draft" report from the commission widely to the Luxembourg press that placed all blame on the Prime Minister and laid no fault on the Parliamentary Control Commission.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lequotidien.lu/politique-et-societe/46112.html |title=SREL : le rapport qui accable Juncker (SREL: The Report that Overwhelms Juncker), 21/06/13 |publisher=Lequotidien.lu |date=2013-06-21 |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624084943/http://www.lequotidien.lu/politique-et-societe/46112.html |archive-date=2013-06-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
As chairman of the Parliamentary Control Commission for the [[List of intelligence agencies#Luxembourg|Luxembourg Secret Service (SREL)]], he initiated an investigation in late 2012 into alleged secret recordings of the Prime Minister [[Jean-Claude Juncker]] and [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Grand Duke Henri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wort.lu/en/view/control-commission-investigating-secret-service-juncker-tapes-50b75111e4b08a885ba61ffb |title=Control commission investigating secret service Juncker tapes, 29/11/12 |publisher=Wort.lu |date=2012-11-29 |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-date=2 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202133101/http://www.wort.lu/en/view/control-commission-investigating-secret-service-juncker-tapes-50b75111e4b08a885ba61ffb |url-status=dead }}</ref> This investigation became quickly politicized and mutated into a ''secret service enquiry commission'', chaired by Socialist MP [[Alex Bodry]] and charged with investigating the activities and oversight of the SREL. However, in a strange twist, Bausch and other members of the Parliamentary Control Commission were allowed to join this "enquiry commission" that was legally responsible for investigating the SREL and its oversight, which includes the Parliamentary Control Commission itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wort.lu/en/view/enquiry-commission-to-debate-juncker-s-responsibility-in-secret-service-scandal-51c3ffd8e4b0c46958612330 |title=Enquiry commission to debate Juncker's responsibility in secret service scandal, 21/06/13 |publisher=Wort.lu |date=2013-06-21 |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016091914/http://www.wort.lu/en/view/enquiry-commission-to-debate-juncker-s-responsibility-in-secret-service-scandal-51c3ffd8e4b0c46958612330 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Enquiry Commission was beset by partisan political actions and questionable legal tactics, including frequent leaks to journalists and politically motivated police raids, to the point that [[Christian Social People's Party|CSV]] MP [[Michel Wolter]] called for the journalists of the state owned station [[radio 100,7]] to reveal their sources, who were suspected of being fellow non-CSV MPs and of fabricating information regarding secret dossiers of the SREL to suit their agenda.<ref>{{cite web |author=Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 at 18:12 |url=http://www.wort.lu/en/view/mp-s-permission-to-reveal-press-sources-creates-controversy-51bb40f0e4b0088ebdef2889 |title=MP's permission to reveal press sources creates controversy |publisher=Wort.lu |date=2013-06-14 |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-date=17 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617195802/http://www.wort.lu/en/view/mp-s-permission-to-reveal-press-sources-creates-controversy-51bb40f0e4b0088ebdef2889 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 20 June 2013, Bausch, leaked a "draft" report from the commission widely to the Luxembourg press that placed all blame on the Prime Minister and laid no fault on the Parliamentary Control Commission.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lequotidien.lu/politique-et-societe/46112.html |title=SREL : le rapport qui accable Juncker (SREL: The Report that Overwhelms Juncker), 21/06/13 |publisher=Lequotidien.lu |date=2013-06-21 |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624084943/http://www.lequotidien.lu/politique-et-societe/46112.html |archive-date=2013-06-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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François Bausch
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
In office
21 November 2023 – 11 July 2024
ConstituencyCentre
In office
18 July 1994 – 4 December 2013
Succeeded byDjuna Bernard
ConstituencyCentre
In office
18 July 1989 – 11 October 1992
ConstituencyCentre
Second Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg
In office
11 October 2019 – 17 November 2023
Serving with Paulette Lenert
Prime MinisterXavier Bettel
Preceded byFélix Braz
Succeeded byoffice abolished (succeeded by Xavier Bettel)
Minister for Defence
Minister of Mobility and Public Works
In office
5 December 2018 – 17 November 2023
Prime MinisterXavier Bettel
Preceded byÉtienne Schneider
Succeeded byYuriko Backes
Minister of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure
In office
4 December 2013 – 5 December 2018
Prime MinisterXavier Bettel
Preceded byClaude Wiseler
Succeeded byCarole Dieschbourg
Personal details
Born (1956-10-16) 16 October 1956 (age 68)
Differdange, Luxembourg
Political partyGreens
SpouseClaudette Majerus

François Bausch (born 16 October 1956)[1] is a Luxembourgish politician of the Greens who served as Second Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 2019 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1989 to 1992, from 1994 to 2013 and from 2023 to 2024. Before entering the government in 2013 was leader of the Greens in the Chamber.[1]

Political career

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Bausch first joined the Chamber of Deputies after the 1989 legislative election. Though not elected directly, he took over the seat of Thers Bodé [lb], who died shortly after the election. He resigned on 11 October 1992,[1] along with Jean Huss, under the Greens' agreed rotation system, allowing other candidates to serve as deputies. In the 1993 local elections, Bausch was elected to the communal council of Luxembourg City (starting 1 January 1994),[1] and he was returned to the Chamber at the following year's election. In 1999, Bausch finished second to Renée Wagener amongst Greens candidates in the Centre constituency, with those two being elected.[2]

In 1999, Bausch was a founding member of anti-free trade and pro-transaction tax (Tobin Tax) group, ATTAC Luxembourg, and the only member of Luxembourg parliament to do so.[3] In the 2004 election, Bausch came top of the Greens' list by a comfortable distance on an improved result for the party (indeed, he finished fifth amongst all candidates), and was duly returned to the Chamber.[4] On 3 August 2004, Bausch also became leader of the Greens' group in the Chamber.[1] In the 2005 communal elections, the Democratic Party (DP)-Christian Social People's Party (CSV) coalition in Luxembourg City broke down, clearing the way for a DP-Greens cabinet, under which Bausch was appointed échevin.[1]

As chairman of the Parliamentary Control Commission for the Luxembourg Secret Service (SREL), he initiated an investigation in late 2012 into alleged secret recordings of the Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and Grand Duke Henri.[5] This investigation became quickly politicized and mutated into a secret service enquiry commission, chaired by Socialist MP Alex Bodry and charged with investigating the activities and oversight of the SREL. However, in a strange twist, Bausch and other members of the Parliamentary Control Commission were allowed to join this "enquiry commission" that was legally responsible for investigating the SREL and its oversight, which includes the Parliamentary Control Commission itself.[6] The Enquiry Commission was beset by partisan political actions and questionable legal tactics, including frequent leaks to journalists and politically motivated police raids, to the point that CSV MP Michel Wolter called for the journalists of the state owned station radio 100,7 to reveal their sources, who were suspected of being fellow non-CSV MPs and of fabricating information regarding secret dossiers of the SREL to suit their agenda.[7] On 20 June 2013, Bausch, leaked a "draft" report from the commission widely to the Luxembourg press that placed all blame on the Prime Minister and laid no fault on the Parliamentary Control Commission.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "François Bausch". Chamber of Deputies. Archived from the original on 22 December 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. ^ "1999: Circonscription Centre". Service Information et Presse. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Luxembourg Official Journal, page 42, ATTAC Statutes" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ^ "2004: Circonscription Centre". Service Information et Presse. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Control commission investigating secret service Juncker tapes, 29/11/12". Wort.lu. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Enquiry commission to debate Juncker's responsibility in secret service scandal, 21/06/13". Wort.lu. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  7. ^ Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 at 18:12 (14 June 2013). "MP's permission to reveal press sources creates controversy". Wort.lu. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "SREL : le rapport qui accable Juncker (SREL: The Report that Overwhelms Juncker), 21/06/13". Lequotidien.lu. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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