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Council of State of Luxembourg

Advisory body to the legislature

Summary

Advisory body to the legislature

Field	Value
name	Council of State
native_name	Conseil d'État
Staatsrot
Staatsrat
image	Conseil d'Etat Luxembourg.jpg
logo	Logo_du_Conseil_d'État_du_Luxembourg.png
logo_size	170px
formation
founder	William III of the Netherlands
status	Advisory body
coords
membership	21 Councillors
leader_title	President
leader_name	Marc Thewes
leader_title2	Vice-President
leader_name2	Alex Bodry
Alain Kinsch
website	conseil-etat.public.lu

Staatsrot Staatsrat Alain Kinsch The Council of State ( ; ) is an institution in Luxembourg that advises the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies as well as the Government. Until 1 January 1997, it was also the country's supreme administrative court, but this function was ceded to the newly created Administrative Tribunal and Administrative Court.

The Council of State was created by King-Grand Duke William III in the Coup of 1856. It was originally entirely appointed by the Grand Duke, but this was changed in 1866, and, despite the roll-back of many changes brought about by the coup, the Council of State has otherwise remained.

Composition

The Council of State is composed of twenty-one councillors, who are formally appointed by the Grand Duke upon nomination, in order, by the government, the Chamber of Deputies, and the Council of State itself. Of these, at least eleven must hold degrees in law. Neither number applies to the Hereditary Grand Duke, who may be appointed as an additional member of the Council. Membership is restricted to Luxembourgish nationals, who are resident in the Grand Duchy, are in possession of their full civil and political rights, and are at least 30 years old. The final restriction does not apply to the heir to the throne, who may be appointed upon being granted the title of Hereditary Grand Duke after turning 18 years old.

Furthermore, the composition of the Council must, as best as possible, reflect the composition of the Chamber of Deputies, with candidates being proposed by parties that have obtained at least 3 seats in the two previous general elections. Since a 2016 reform, a relative gender balance must also be assured, with at least 7 councillors having to be women. This threshold was first reached in 2018, with the appointment of Véronique Stoffel, who was proposed by the ADR.

Current councillors

, the members of the Council of State are:

Position	Name	Nominated by	Proposed by	Councillor since
President	Marc Thewes	Government	Christian Social People's Party}}"		CSV
Vice Presidents	Alex Bodry	Council	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party}}"		LSAP
Alain Kinsch	Council	Democratic Party (Luxembourg)}}"		DP	4 February 2015
Councillors	Monique Adams	Council	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party}}"		LSAP
Héloïse Bock	Chamber	Democratic Party (Luxembourg)}}"		DP	25 July 2015
Marc Colas	Council	Christian Social People's Party}}"		CSV	27 November 2015
Deidre Du Bois	Chamber	The Greens (Luxembourg)}}"		Greens	30 November 2019
Luc Feller	Council	Christian Social People's Party}}"		CSV	13 March 2024
Lynn Frank	Government	Christian Social People's Party}}"		CSV	15 May 2025
Georges Kohn	Council	Independent}}"		Independent	25 November 2024
Lucien Lux	Government	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party}}"		LSAP	24 December 2013
Marc Meyers	Government	Democratic Party (Luxembourg)}}"		DP	24 March 2021
Jeannot Nies	Chamber	Christian Social People's Party}}"		CSV	11 May 2015
Josiane Pauly	Chamber	The Greens (Luxembourg)}}"		Greens	20 October 2021
Alex Penning	Government	Alternative Democratic Reform Party}}"		ADR	21 March 2024
Isabelle Schlesser	Government	Independent}}"		Independent	1 July 2016
Thierry Schuman	Chamber	Christian Social People's Party}}"		CSV	24 July 2024
Véronique Stoffel	Chamber	Alternative Democratic Reform Party}}"		ADR	5 March 2018
Dan Theisen	Government	Democratic Party (Luxembourg)}}"		DP	10 June 2015
Yves Wagener	Government	The Greens (Luxembourg)}}"		Greens	1 February 2019
Paul Wirtgen	Government	Christian Social People's Party}}"		CSV	14 March 2022

Footnotes

References

"Marc Thewes to chair Council of State".
Marc Feyereisen. "Report for Luxembourg". Association of Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union.
Christiane Huberty. (November 2006). "Le Conseil d'État – un produit du conflit constitutionnel du milieu du XIXe siècle". forum.lu.
(16 May 2025). "Composition".
(2016-06-14). "Conseil d'État : le CSV embarrassé".
Aulner, François. (2018-02-28). "Nicky Stoffel confirmée au Conseil d'État".

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