Luc Frieden

Luc Frieden
File:Luc Frieden at IEIS Conference Arno J Mayer May 2013.jpg
Minister for Finances
In office 23 July 2009 – 4 December 2013
Prime Minister	Jean-Claude Juncker
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Juncker
Succeeded by	Pierre Gramegna
Minister for Defence
In office 31 July 2004 – 22 February 2006
Prime Minister	Jean-Claude Juncker
Preceded by	Charles Goerens
Succeeded by	Jean-Louis Schiltz
Minister for Justice
In office 30 January 1998 – 23 July 2009
Prime Minister	Jean-Claude Juncker
Preceded by	Marc Fischbach
Succeeded by	François Biltgen
Minister for the Treasury and Budget
In office 30 January 1998 – 23 July 2009
Prime Minister	Jean-Claude Juncker
Preceded by	Marc Fischbach
Personal details
Born	(1963-09-16) 16 September 1963 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Political party	Christian Social People's Party
Alma mater	University of Luxembourg Pantheon-Sorbonne University University of Cambridge Harvard University

Luc Frieden (born 16 September 1963 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a lawyer, business executive and former Finance Minister of Luxembourg. In September 2014 he joined Deutsche Bank as Vice Chairman.

He is member of the Trilateral Commission.

Early life and education

Luc Frieden completed high school in his home country Luxembourg and received thereafter an international university education in France, the UK and the US. He graduated in business law from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He obtained a Master’s Degree in comparative law from the University of Cambridge (UK) and a further Master of Laws Degree from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, he was also crossregistered at the Kennedy School of Government.

Besides his native tongue Luxembourgish, he speaks fluently English, German, French and has a good working knowledge of Dutch.

Political career

In 1994, Frieden was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg for the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), becoming, at the age of thirty, the then youngest member of the House. He was reelected in all general elections thereafter. While in Parliament, he chaired the Finance Committee as well as the Constitutional Committee and was a leading figure in the process leading to the establishment of a constitutional court and of independent administrative courts in Luxembourg.

In 1998, he became, at the age of thirty-four, Minister of Justice in the Government led by Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. He also served as Minister for the Treasury and Budget from 1998 to 2009, and Minister of Finance from 2009 to 2013.

In the capacity of Minister for the Treasury and Budget, Frieden was responsible for the successful introduction of the euro as replacement for the Luxembourgish franc. During the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2005, he chaired the European Council of Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA). As Minister of Finance he represented his country at the European Council of Ministers of Economic and Financial Affairs (Ecofin) as well as at the Eurogroup and participated in the stabilization of the Eurozone and the shaping of the European banking union. For 15 years, Frieden served as Governor of the World Bank and acted as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in 2013.

After politics

Frieden joined Deutsche Bank as Vice Chairman. He is based in London and advises the Management Board and senior management on strategic aspects related to international and European affairs. Since march 2015 he is also President of the Board of Deutsche Bank Luxembourg.

References

Political offices
Preceded by Marc Fischbach	Minister for Justice 1998–2009	Succeeded by François Biltgen
Preceded by Charles Goerens	Minister for Defence 2004–2006	Succeeded by Jean-Louis Schiltz
Preceded by Jean-Claude Juncker	Minister for Finances 2009–2013	Succeeded by Pierre Gramegna