Astrid Lulling

Current posistions held

• Vice-Chair, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
• Member, Quaestor, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
• Member, Quaestor, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
• Substitute, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America

Curriculum vitae

* Studied political economy at the University of Saarbrücken (1953-1955).

* Secretary and editor of the Lëtzebuerger Arbechter-Verband (1949-1963).

* Worked for the Miners and Metalworkers Contact Office with the ECSC, Luxembourg (1950-1958).

* Chairwoman of Socialist Women, Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (1963-1971).

* Member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) executive committee (1971-1982).

* Member and Vice-Chairwoman of the Luxembourg-Centre section of the PCS (1984-2004).

* Member of the National Christian Social Women's Committee (since 1984).

* Secretary-General of the Unions of Agricultural Workers and of Food Industry Workers, at the European Community Trade Union Secretariat in Brussels (1963-1971).

* Member of Schifflange communal council (1970-2000).

* Mayor of Schifflange (1970-1985).

* Chairwoman of the PSD parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies (1974-1979).

* Member of the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies (1984-1988).

* Member of the Consumers' Consultative Committee, European Commission (1974-1982).

* Member of the European Parliament (1965-1974 and since 1989).

Decorations

* Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic (Italy)

* Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

* Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg)

External links

* AstridLulling.com - the official site

* Astrid Lulling TV - TV Shows with Astrid Lulling on Google Video

* Luxdico.com - luxembourgish dictionary. Patronage: Astrid Lulling

* Strasbourg loses allure as 'shuttle democracy' host - Astrid Lulling in the Financial Times (5/15/05)