François Bausch
François Bausch | |
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Étienne Schneider | |
Succeeded by | Yuriko Backes |
Minister of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure | |
In office 4 December 2013 – 5 December 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Xavier Bettel |
Preceded by | Claude Wiseler |
Succeeded by | Carole Dieschbourg |
Personal details | |
Born | Differdange, Luxembourg | 10 March 1956
Political party | Greens |
François Bausch (born 16 October 1956)
Political career
Bausch was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the
In 1999, Bausch was a founding member of anti-free trade and pro-transaction tax (
As chairman of the Parliamentary Control Commission for the Luxembourg Secret Service (SREL), he initiated an investigation in late 2012 into alleged secret recordings of the Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and Grand Duke Henri.[5] This investigation became quickly politicized and mutated into a secret service enquiry commission, chaired by Socialist MP Alex Bodry and charged with investigating the activities and oversight of the SREL. However, in a strange twist, Bausch and other members of the Parliamentary Control Commission were allowed to join this "enquiry commission" that was legally responsible for investigating the SREL and its oversight, which includes the Parliamentary Control Commission itself.[6] The Enquiry Commission was beset by partisan political actions and questionable legal tactics, including frequent leaks to journalists and politically motivated police raids, to the point that CSV MP Michel Wolter called for the journalists of the state owned station radio 100,7 to reveal their sources, who were suspected of being fellow non-CSV MPs and of fabricating information regarding secret dossiers of the SREL to suit their agenda.[7] On 20 June 2013, Bausch, leaked a "draft" report from the commission widely to the Luxembourg press that placed all blame on the Prime Minister and laid no fault on the Parliamentary Control Commission.[8]
See also
- Bettel I Government (2013 - 2018)
- Bettel II Government (2018 - 2023)
References
- ^ Chamber of Deputies. Archived from the originalon 22 December 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "1999: Circonscription Centre". Service Information et Presse. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "Luxembourg Official Journal, page 42, ATTAC Statutes" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "2004: Circonscription Centre". Service Information et Presse. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "Control commission investigating secret service Juncker tapes, 29/11/12". Wort.lu. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Enquiry commission to debate Juncker's responsibility in secret service scandal, 21/06/13". Wort.lu. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 at 18:12 (14 June 2013). "MP's permission to reveal press sources creates controversy". Wort.lu. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "SREL : le rapport qui accable Juncker (SREL: The Report that Overwhelms Juncker), 21/06/13". Lequotidien.lu. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.