1982 in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during 1982 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Jean |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Werner |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Colette Flesch |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Léon Bollendorff |
| President of the Council of State | François Goerens |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Lydie Polfer |
Events
January – March
- 1 January – Lydie Polfer becomes the new Mayor of Luxembourg City.
- 22 February – Belgium unilaterally devalues the Belgian franc by 8.5%, without consulting Luxembourg, whose franc is pegged to it. Luxembourg is forced to follow unwillingly.[1]
- 27 March – 40,000 people protest in the streets at the government's response to the crisis in the steel industry.
April – June
- 8 April – A law is passed to restrict the indexing of wage settlements in an attempt to stem inflation,[2] which peaks at 9.4% over 1982.
- 24 April – Representing Luxembourg, Svetlana finishes sixth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song Cours après le temps.
- 13 June – France's Bernard Hinault wins the 1982 Tour de Luxembourg.
- 13 July – A law is passed to give government subsidies to aid foreign direct investment in Luxembourg.[3]
July – September
- 29 September – An Aeroflot flight crashes whilst landing at Luxembourg-Findel, killing six.
October – December
- 3 December – Camille Ney resigns from the government due to poor health.[4]
- 21 December – Ernest Mühlen is appointed in Camille Ney's place as minister, whilst Jean-Claude Juncker is promoted to secretary of state.[5]
Deaths
- 14 November – Lucien Bidinger, cyclist
Footnotes
- Thewes (2006), p. 200
- Thewes (2006), p. 199
- Thewes (2006), p. 193–4
- Thewes (2006), p. 193
- Thewes (2006), p. 196
References
- Thewes, Guy (2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
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