François Bausch

François Bausch (born 16 October 1956) is a Luxembourgish politician of the Greens who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 2019 to 2023.

He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1989 to 1992, from 1994 to 2013 and, from 2023 to 2024. Prior to entering the government, Bausch was leader of the Greens in the Chamber.

Having served as Luxembourg City alderman (2005-2013) and minister (2013-2023) in charge of public transport, Bausch is sometimes dubbed the "father of the tramway", which returned to the city in 2017.

Political career Chamber of Deputies Bausch first joined the Chamber of Deputies after the 1989 legislative election. Though not elected directly, he took over the seat of , who died shortly after the election. He resigned on 11 October 1992,

In 1999, Bausch was a founding member of anti-free trade and pro-transaction tax (Tobin Tax) group, ATTAC Luxembourg, and the only member of Luxembourg parliament to do so. In the 2004 election, Bausch came top of the Greens' list by a comfortable distance on an improved result for the party (indeed, he finished fifth amongst all candidates), and was duly returned to the Chamber. On 3 August 2004, Bausch also became leader of the Greens' group in the Chamber. This investigation became quickly politicized and mutated into a secret service enquiry commission, chaired by Socialist MP Alex Bodry and charged with investigating the activities and oversight of the SREL. However, in a strange twist, Bausch and other members of the Parliamentary Control Commission were allowed to join this "enquiry commission" that was legally responsible for investigating the SREL and its oversight, which includes the Parliamentary Control Commission itself. The Enquiry Commission was beset by partisan political actions and questionable legal tactics, including frequent leaks to journalists and politically motivated police raids, to the point that CSV MP Michel Wolter called for the journalists of the state owned station radio 100,7 to reveal their sources, who were suspected of being fellow non-CSV MPs and of fabricating information regarding secret dossiers of the SREL to suit their agenda. On 20 June 2013, Bausch, leaked a "draft" report from the commission widely to the Luxembourg press that placed all blame on the Prime Minister and laid no fault on the Parliamentary Control Commission.

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