Pierre Frieden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pierre Frieden

Prime Minister of Luxembourg

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1892

Place of Birth: Mertert, Grevenmacher District, Luxembourg

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1959

Profession: writer, politician

Nationality: Luxembourg

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Pierre Frieden

  • Pierre Frieden (28 October 1892 – 23 February 1959) was a Luxembourgish politician and writer.
  • He was the 17th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for eleven months, from 29 March 1958 until his death, on 23 February 1959.
  • He also served as Interior Minister from 1951. Frieden was born in 1892 in Mertert.
  • From 1912 to 1916 he studied philosophy and literature in Luxembourg city and in Freiburg, ZĂĽrich, Geneva and Munich.
  • From 1916 he taught secondary school philosophy, Latin and French in Esch-sur-Alzette, from 1919 until 1940 in the LycĂ©e classique de Diekirch, the AthĂ©nĂ©e de Luxembourg and in the Cours supĂ©rieurs.During the German occupation of Luxembourg in World War II, from 18 September until 4 November 1942 he was interned in Hinzert concentration camp.
  • In 1944, after the liberation of Luxembourg, he became Minister for Education, Culture and Science under Pierre Dupong.
  • From 14 December 1945 to 15 July 1948 he was a member of the Council of State.
  • He returned to his post as Minister for Education, Culture and Science in the government of Joseph Bech, who became Prime Minister after Pierre Dupong's death in 1953.
  • He was also Minister for Families and the Interior.
  • On 29 May 1958 he became Prime Minister.Only a year later, in 1959, he died in ZĂĽrich.He was married to Madeleine Kinnen, herself a politician and government minister.

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