Minister of Culture, Higher Education, and Research Francois Biltgen of Luxembourg

François Biltgen was born on 28 September 1958.

In 1987, François Biltgen was elected onto the Esch-sur-Alzette town council.

In the 1994 general elections, François Biltgen was elected to the Chamber of Deputies.

Throughout this period, François Biltgen was also the author of scientific and general contributions on a number of legal issues.

Following the elections on 13 June 2004 and the great success of the Christian Social Party, François Biltgen was reappointed on 31 July 2004 to his duties as Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister for Religious Communities, and found himself entrusted with the duties of Minister for Culture, Higher Education and Research.

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to the Esch-sur-Alzette town council.

GENEVA: European Union countries want time to restructure their textile industry amid soaring cheap exports from China, Luxembourg’s employment minister Francois Biltgen said yesterday after talks on how to cope with low wage competition in the globalised economy.

Biltgen said the Europeans should respond to stiffer competition from cheap Chinese imports by considering a move away from the cheaper end of the textiles and clothing market into value-added products.

Following the elections on 13 June 2004 François Biltgen was reappointed on 31 July 2004 to his duties as Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister for Religious Communities, and found himself entrusted with the duties of Minister for Culture, Higher Education and Research.

Minister Biltgen was recognized for his accomplishments in office, his contributions to higher education in Luxembourg and his generous support of the Dolibois Center.

According to the current plans "work on ITER should begin by the end of this year," Biltgen said at a meeting of European science ministers.