Xavier Bettel
Xavier Bettel | |
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Bettel in 2025 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Luc Frieden |
| Government | Frieden-Bettel |
| Preceded by | François Bausch Paulette Lenert |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Luc Frieden |
| Government | Frieden-Bettel |
| Preceded by | Jean Asselborn |
| President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | |
| In office 17 November 2024 – 14 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gabrielius Landsbergis |
| Succeeded by | Ian Borg |
| Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| In office 4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Monarch | Henri |
| Deputy | Étienne Schneider Félix Braz François Bausch Dan Kersch Paulette Lenert |
| Government | Bettel I and II |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Succeeded by | Luc Frieden |
| Minister for Communications and Media | |
| In office 4 December 2013 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Government | Bettel I and II |
| Preceded by | Luc Frieden |
| Succeeded by | Elisabeth Margue |
| Minister for Culture | |
| In office 17 December 2015 – 5 December 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Government | Bettel I |
| Preceded by | Maggy Nagel |
| Succeeded by | Sam Tanson |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | |
| In office 24 November 2011 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Helminger |
| Succeeded by | Lydie Polfer |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 12 August 1999 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Frank Colabianchi |
| Constituency | Centre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1973 |
| Party | Democratic Party (1988–present) |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Erasmus Programme) Nancy 2 University |
| Profession | |
Xavier Bettel (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈksɑvieː ˈbətəl]; born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as the prime minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1999 to 2013 and mayor of Luxembourg City from 2011 to 2013.
Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party (DP). Following the 2013 general election, he took office as prime minister and succeeded Jean-Claude Juncker of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). Bettel was the youngest ever prime minister, taking office at the age of 40. He also became the first openly gay prime minister in the world to serve a second term in 2018, when his mandate was renewed.
He was appointed deputy prime minister in 2023 in the Frieden-Bettel Government. He received the most personal votes in the 2023 elections and is frequently ranked as the most popular politician in the country, with a popularity rating of 80% as of a December 2025 poll.