# Council of State of Luxembourg

The Council of State (Luxembourgish: Staatsrot, French: Conseil d'État, German: Staatsrat) is an institution in Luxembourg that advises the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies as well as the Government. Until 1 January 1997, it was also the country's supreme administrative court, but this function was ceded to the newly created Administrative Tribunal and Administrative Court.
The Council of State was created by King-Grand Duke William III in the Coup of 1856. It was originally entirely appointed by the Grand Duke, but this was changed in 1866, and, despite the roll-back of many changes brought about by the coup, the Council of State has otherwise remained.

## Composition

The Council of State is composed of twenty-one councillors, who are appointed by the Grand Duke on the proposal, in order, of the government, the parliament as well as the Council of State. Of these, at least eleven must hold degrees in law. Neither number applies to the Hereditary Grand Duke, who may be appointed as an additional member of the Council. Membership is restricted to Luxembourgish nationals, who are resident in the Grand Duchy, are in possession of their full civil and political rights, and are at least 30 years old. The final restriction does not apply to the heir to the Grand Duchy, who may be appointed upon being granted that title up until his appointed as Lieutenant-Représentant of the Grand Duke.

## Current councillors

As of 5 February 2025, the members of the Council of State are:
| Position | Name | Nominator | Councillor since |
| President | Marc Thewes | CSV | 4 February 2015 |
| Vice Presidents | Alex Bodry | LSAP | 20 January 2020 |
| Vice Presidents | Alain Kinsch | DP | 4 February 2015 |
| Councillors | Monique Adams | LSAP | 28 January 2022 |
| Councillors | Héloïse Bock | DP | 25 July 2015 |
| Councillors | Marc Colas | CSV | 27 November 2015 |
| Councillors | Deidre Du Bois | Greens | 30 November 2019 |
| Councillors | Luc Feller | CSV | 13 March 2024 |
| Councillors | Georges Kohn | LSAP | 25 November 2024 |
| Councillors | Lydie Lorang | CSV | 1 February 2010 |
| Councillors | Lucien Lux | LSAP | 24 December 2013 |
| Councillors | Marc Meyers | DP | 24 March 2021 |
| Councillors | Jeannot Nies | CSV | 11 May 2015 |
| Councillors | Josiane Pauly | Greens | 20 October 2021 |
| Councillors | Alex Penning | ADR | 21 March 2024 |
| Councillors | Isabelle Schlesser | | 1 July 2016 |
| Councillors | Thierry Schuman | CSV | 24 July 2024 |
| Councillors | Véronique Stoffel | ADR | 5 March 2018 |
| Councillors | Dan Theisen | DP | 10 June 2015 |
| Councillors | Yves Wagener | Greens | 1 February 2019 |
| Councillors | Paul Wirtgen | CSV | 14 March 2022 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Marc Thewes to chair Council of State".
* ↑ Marc Feyereisen. "Report for Luxembourg" (PDF). Association of Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
* ↑ Christiane Huberty (November 2006). "Le Conseil d'État – un produit du conflit constitutionnel du milieu du XIXe siècle" (PDF) (in French). forum.lu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
* 1 2 3 "Composition" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
* ↑ https://conseil-etat.public.lu/content/dam/conseil_etat/fr/membresactuels/composition-152024.pdf
* ↑ "On achève bien les chevaux" (PDF). Forum 261 (in French). Forum. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
* ↑ "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
* ↑ Zeimet, Laurent (14 January 2010). "Wird Lydie Lorang neues Mitglied des Staatsrates?". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2011.