About Eugène Berger
Lived 1960 – 2020 (aged 59). Eugène Berger was a Luxembourgish politician, school teacher and mountaineer.
Eugène Berger (4 December 1960 – 21 January 2020) was a politician from Luxembourg. Berger studied to become a teacher, and worked in this profession from 1988 to 1994. In 1994, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the Democratic Party. He was State Secretary of the Environment from 1999 to 2004.
On 1 October 1992, he became the first Luxembourger to climb Mount Everest, for which he won the title of Luxembourgish Sportsman of the Year. He had two children. When his death was announced, Luxembourg's Parliament went into recess out of respect.
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Who was Eugène Berger?
Luxembourgian politician
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Eugène Berger was born on 4 December 1960 in Bettembourg.
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Eugène Berger died on 21 January 2020.
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Eugène Berger was a politician, school teacher and mountaineer.
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Eugène Berger was Luxembourgish.
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