Jean-Claude Juncker
Jean-Claude Juncker (born December 9, 1954) is the Prime Minister of Luxembourg.
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 Prime Minister on January 20 1995, 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 2004. 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 Commission, he has consistently denied wanting to leave his job as prime minister of Luxembourg.
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