Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
| Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg | |
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| Cross with necklet of a Commander of the order | |
Awarded by  Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | |
| Type | Chivalric order with five grades |
| Day | Only awarded on National Day (23 June) |
| Eligibility | Eligible for deputies, state councillors, civil servants, elected representatives and personnel of municipal administrations, key players of the economic, social, cultural or sport sectors as well for volunteers. Order can also be awarded to foreigners. |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Sovereign | His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg |
| Chancellor | Xavier Bettel |
| Grades (w/ post-nominals) | Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer, Knight |
| Established | 23 January 1961 |
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| Next (higher) | Order of the Oak Crown |
| Next (lower) | Military Medal |
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| Ribbon bar of the order | |
The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (l’Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg) is a distinguished honorary order of Luxembourg. It was instituted on January 23, 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grandmaster of the order is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.[1] Besides the five classes, a gilt medal can also be bestowed.
Grades
The order is composed of 5 grades :
- Grand Cross
- Grand Officer
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
| Ribbon bars | ||||
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 Grand Cross |
 Grand Officer |
 Commander |
 Officer |
 Knight |
Members of the Order
Members of the Order of Merit of Luxembourg include the following:
Grand Cross:
- Antonios Chatzidakis, former General Manager of the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency NAMSA
- Gabriele Albertini, Italian politician
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former secretary-general of the United Nations
- Jos Chabert, vice-president of the parliament of Brussels
- Didier Reynders[2]
- Konstantin Zhigalov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
- Astrid Lulling, Luxembourg politician, retired member of the European Parliament for Luxembourg
- John L Murray, Chief Justice of Ireland
Grand Officer:
- Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander
- Tommy Koh, Singaporean Ambassador-at-Large, diplomatist and law professor
- Nikolaos van Dam, Dutch ambassador to Indonesia
- Jean-Marie Leblanc, former director of the Tour de France
- Mikis Theodorakis, music composer
- Joseph Weyland, permanent representative of Luxembourg to NATO
- Gabriele Albertini, member of the European Parliament
- James G. Stavridis, former commander of USEUCOM and Supreme Allied Commander Europe
José Lello,Member of Portuguese Parliament,former President of NATO PA
Commander:
- Vicky Leandros, Greek and International singer
- Thomas Schaidhammer, United States Army Colonel, Berlin Attache
- Svend-Aage Nielsen, Danish businessman
- Carl Christian Nielsen, Danish businessman
- Erik Ader, Dutch ambassador to Norway
- Michel Carpentier, director general of the European Commission
- Robert Engels, Dutch ambassador to Finland
- Barend ter Haar, Dutch diplomat
- Pascal Lamy, European Commissioner
- Gilbert Renault, French resistance hero
- Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi-hunter
- Gerald Newton, Professor of German at the University of Sheffield
- Michel Monnier, French diplomat
- Wicher Wildeboer, Netherlands ambassador to Cuba and Jamaica
Officer
- hanna pri-zan,isreal,chairman of the board-peilim portfolio management
- Alphonse Berns, Luxembourg ambassador
- Jacques Devillers, ArcelorMittal - LCE - Head of reporting
- Gerard Druesne, Director-General of the European Institute of Public Affairs
- Nicolas Majerus, Luxembourgish politician for the CSV party and heart specialist.
Knight
- Josy Linkels, painter
- Fernand Roda, painter
- Jean-Claude Schlim
- Marianne Majerus, Anglo-Luxembourgish photographer.
- Marie-Joseé Stark
References
- Le Mémorial 13 du 14.04.1961, Arrêté grand-ducal du 23 janvier 1961 portant institution de l'Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
- ↑ Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Official website of the Luxembourg gouvernement
- ↑ https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=fr&rightmenu=right_depute&cfm=cvview.cfm?key=00742&lactivity=54
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