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He studied law at the University of Strasbourg and is a barrister. He became an MP in 1984, and then became a minister later that year. He was appointed Finance Minister on July 13, 1989, and Prime Minister on January 20 1995, in both positions to succeed Jacques Santer. He is a member of the Christian Social People's Party. His government survived parliamentary elections in June 1999 and June 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co. The CPSP won 19 of the 60 seats in 1999, and gained 5 seats in 2004 for a total of 24. The gains are partly due to Juncker's popularity. Althoug he is talked about as a prospective new president of the European CommissionThe European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities is the executive of the European Union. Its primary roles are to propose and enact legislation, and to act as 'guardian of the treaties' which provide the legal basis for the EU., he has consistently denied wanting to leave his job as prime minister of Luxembourg.
On September 10September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). There are 112 days following it. Events 1608 John Smith elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia 1776 Nathan Hale volunteers to spy 1813 The U. defeats the British Fleet at the Battl, 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co Mr Juncker became the semi-permanent President of the group of finance ministers from the 12 countries that share the euroThe euro ISO 4217 code EUR is the currency of twelve of the twenty-five nations that form the European Union (and four outside it, as well as Montenegro and Kosovo), which form the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). It is the result of the most significan, a role dubbed " Mr Euro ". His new role will provide a link between the euro zone and the European Central BankThe European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main is the central bank of the eurozone, in charge of monetary policy for the 12 countries that use the new euro currency. Frankfurt, with the Euro monument in the foreground. The ECB is known by different and he will chair the monthly meetings of the group.
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