1968 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg:	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years:	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister	Henry Cravatte
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Romain Fandel
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Paul Wilwertz

Events

April – June

• 6 April – Representing Luxembourg, Chris Baldo and Sophie Garel finish eleventh in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song Nous vivrons d'amour.

July – September

• 5 August – A law reforming secondary education is passed.^[1]

October – December

• 5 October – A law changing the criteria for eligibility to sit in the Chamber of Deputies is passed.^[1]
• 29 October – Disagreements over the budget for the following year lead to the collapse of the Werner-Cravatte Ministry.^[2]
• 15 December – Legislative elections are held. In the Chamber of Deputies, the DP wins five extra seats, reversing their losses in 1964.^[2]
• 16 December - Paul Wilwertz resigns from the Council of State to take up his seat in the Chamber of Deputies.^[3]

Births

• 12 June – Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg
• 30 December – Marc Lies, politician

Deaths

• 12 October – Jean Gallion, politician

Footnotes

1. Thewes (2006), p. 171
2. Thewes (2006), p. 172
3. "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Retrieved 2009-04-05.

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.