Pierre Prüm

Pierre Prüm (9 July 1886 – 1 February 1950) was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist. He was served as prime minister of Luxembourg for a year, from 20 March 1925 until 16 July 1926.

Early life Prüm was born in Troisvierges, in the far north of the Grand Duchy, on 9 July 1886. His father, Émile Prüm, was a fervent Roman Catholic and a prominent conservative politician, As a conservative, he joined the Party of the Right (PD) when it was founded, in 1914. However, Prüm left the Party of the Right in 1918 to form his own party, the Independent National Party (PNI). In the legislative elections of 1 March, the ruling Party of the Right lost its majority in the Chamber of Deputies, winning only 22 of the 47 seats. At the same time, the Locarno Treaties were signed between seven European states (not including Luxembourg); the treaties confirmed the inviolability of the French and Belgian borders with Germany as drawn by the Treaty of Versailles. These two arrangements would go a considerable distance towards calming the tensions over Luxembourg that had flared up during and after the First World War. The Liberals, who predominantly represented employers and the professional class, were angered, and withdrew their support for the government. Without a majority, Prüm tendered his resignation to Grand Duchess Charlotte on 22 June.

Later life In 1926, Prüm became a justice of the peace in Clervaux, where he served for ten years. In the 1937 election, Prüm was elected to the Chamber of Deputies once again, representing the Nord constituency. When Nazi Germany occupied Luxembourg in 1940, he left the pro-Nazi Society for German Literature and Art (GEDELIT).

After the war, he was prosecuted for collaborationism, and was sentenced on 28 November 1946 to four years imprisonment. He died on 1 February 1950 in Clervaux.

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