Max Hengel

Max Hengel (8 May 1977 – 17 August 2024) was a Luxembourgish politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2022, representing the East constituency until his death.

Life and career Hengel was born on 8 May 1977 in Luxembourg City and was raised in Wormeldange. He joined the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) in 1998 and studied law, history, and political science. Hengel was sworn in as mayor and Ast as a municipal alderman on 16 November 2017. Following his election as mayor, he stepped down as the president of basketball club Musel Pikes after serving in the position for seven years. In accordance with the agreement made, on 4 November 2020, Ast was sworn in as mayor of Wormeldange and Hengel became a municipal alderman.

Following the resignation of Françoise Hetto-Gaasch, Hengel was slated to succeed her seat in the East constituency of the Chamber of Deputies. He was selected to co-lead the CSV ticket in the East constituency for the 2023 election, alongside Léon Gloden. Hengel retained his seat in the election.

In an interview with RTL, Hengel stated his intentions to run for mayor of Wormeldange again in 2023. Hengel was selected as Wormeldange's mayor and served from July 2023 until his death in August 2024. Ricardo Marques, deputy mayor of Echternach, was selected as Hengel's successor; Marques was previously a candidate in the 2023 Chamber of Deputies election.