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Jean-Claude Juncker

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Jean-Claude Juncker (Luxembourgish: [ˈʒɑ̃ːkloːt ˈjuŋkɐ]; born 9 December 1954) is a Luxembourgish politician who was prime minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013 and president of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019. He also was Finance Minister from 1989 to 2009 and President of the Eurogroup from 2005 to 2013. By the time Juncker left office as prime minister in 2013, he was the longest-serving head of any national government in the EU and one of the longest-serving democratically elected leaders in the world, with his tenure encompassing the height of the European financial and sovereign debt crisis. In 2005, he became the first permanent President of the Eurogroup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Claude Juncker is the 1,517th most popular politician (down from 1,420th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 5th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Luxembourger Politician.

Jean-Claude Juncker is the president of the European Commission, a position he has held since 2014. He is also a former Prime Minister of Luxembourg.

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Among politicians, Jean-Claude Juncker ranks 1,517 out of 19,576. Before him are John McCain, Stjepan Mesić, Childebert I, As-Saffah, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Krum. After him are Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Rafic Hariri, Andronikos III Palaiologos, Öljaitü, Ivan V of Russia, and Numerian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Jean-Claude Juncker ranks 16. Before him are Hugo Chávez, Viktor Yushchenko, John Travolta, Sócrates, Emir Kusturica, and James Cameron. After him are Jim Belushi, Fernando Santos, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Mario Kempes, Dieter Bohlen, and João Lourenço.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker ranks 7 out of 95. Before him are Gabriel Lippmann (1845), Robert Schuman (1886), Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921), John of Bohemia (1296), Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1955), and Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894). After him are Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896), Jules A. Hoffmann (1941), Jacques Santer (1937), Gaston Thorn (1928), Ernst von Mansfeld (1580), and Hugo Gernsback (1884).

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Among POLITICIANS In Luxembourg

Among politicians born in Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker ranks 4. Before him are Robert Schuman (1886), John of Bohemia (1296), and Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894). After him are Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896), Jacques Santer (1937), Gaston Thorn (1928), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Joseph Bech (1887), Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927), Viviane Reding (1951), and Michel Théato (1878).

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