René Steichen (Luxembourgish: [ˈʃtɑɪ̯ɕən]; born 27 November 1942) is a Luxembourgish politician and jurist.

A member of the Christian Social People’s Get together (CSV), Steichen first held workplace as Mayor of Diekirch (1974-1984). He entered the Chamber of Deputies in 1979. In 1984, he entered the government as a Secretary of State, during which capacity he served until 1989, when he was promoted to Minister for Agriculture, Viticulture, and Rural Improvement. In 1992, he turned Luxembourg’s European Commissioner, answerable for Agriculture and Rural Growth. Steichen remained in this capability till 1995, when he was replaced as Luxembourg’s European Commissioner by Jacques Santer, who was named President of the European Fee.

He is at present the chairman of SES, the world’s largest satellite tv for pc operator and the biggest element of Luxembourg Inventory Exchange’s premier LuxX index.

Govt PROFILE – René Steichen[useless link]. Enterprise Week. Retrieved 2011-03-16.

Board of Administrators. SES Retrieved 2011-03-16.

Political places of work

Preceded by
Ray MacSharry
European Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development
1992 – 1995 Succeeded by
Franz Fischler

Preceded by
Jean Dondelinger
Luxembourgian European Commissioner
1992 – 1995 Succeeded by
Jacques Santer

Santer-Poos I (1984 – 1989)

Bernard Berg

Robert Krieps

Marcel Schlechter

Santer-Poos II (1989 – 1994)

Jacques Poos

Fernand Boden

Jean Spautz

Marc Fischbach

Johny Lahure

Robert Goebbels

Alex Bodry

Marie-Josée Jacobs (1992-4)

Mady Delvaux-Stehres

René Steichen (1989-92)

Georges Wohlfart

European commissioners from Luxembourg

Michel Rasquin

Lambert Schaus

Victor Bodson

Albert Borschette

Raymond Vouel

Gaston Thorn

Nicolas Mosar

Jean Dondelinger

Jacques Santer

Viviane Reding

Martine Reicherts

Jean-Claude Juncker

Nicolas Schmit

Christophe Hansen

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