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The following lists events that happened during 2009 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

## Incumbents

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Position  | Incumbent

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Grand Duke | Henri[1]
Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker
Deputy Prime Minister | Jean Asselborn
President of the Chamber of Deputies

| Lucien Weiler (until 7 June)
Laurent Mosar (from 28 July)
President of the Council of State

| Alain Meyer (until 17 November)
Georges Schroeder (from 17 November)
Mayor of Luxembourg City | Paul Helminger

## Events

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### January – March

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* 8 February – Fabienne Gaul replaces Marie-Thérèse Gantenbein-Koullen in the Chamber of Deputies, after Gantenbein-Koullen retires.
* 11 March – Patrick Santer resigns from the Chamber of Deputies.
* 12 March – After the confrontation of December 2008 over euthanasia, the constitution of Luxembourg is amended to change the Grand Duke's power as from 'promulgating' law to 'sanctioning' law: removing his veto.
* 13 March - Luxembourg announces that it will provide details of private bank clients to foreign tax authorities if 'concrete proof' of tax evasion is provided.
* 17 March – Following the constitutional amendment, the Chamber of Deputies votes 30–26 to legalise euthanasia. The Grand Duke refuses to sign the law, but no longer has the power to veto it.
* 17 March – Raymond Weydert replaces Patrick Santer in the Chamber of Deputies.

### April – June

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* 1 April – Luxembourg legalises euthanasia.
* 2 April – Luxembourg is included on a G-20 'grey list' of tax havens.
* 21 April – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his fifteenth State of the Nation address.
* 27 April – Patrick Santer is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Victor Rod, who resigned on 7 March.[2]
* 26 April – Andy Schleck wins the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Belgium, marking the first victory of the classic by a cyclist from Luxembourg in 55 years.
* 12 May - Arcelor Mittal's annual general meeting is marked by a rioting by up to 1,000 steel-workers, bused in from Belgium and France, in Place des Martyrs.
* 20 May - Luxembourg and the United States sign a tax treaty, pledging to exchange private bank client details upon request: the first Luxembourg has signed with an OECD country.
* 24 May – The 2008-09 season of the National Division finishes, with F91 Dudelange winning the title for a fifth successive season.
* 30 May – F91 Dudelange win the Luxembourg Cup, beating UN Käerjéng 97 5–0 in the final to complete the Double for the third time.
* 2 June - Luxembourg reports its first case of swine influenza in the ongoing pandemic.
* 7 June – Elections are held to the Chamber of Deputies and to the European Parliament. The CSV wins 26 seats of 60 in the Chamber and 3 of 6 in the European Parliament, strengthening its dominance.
* 7 June – Fränk Schleck wins the 2009 Tour de Luxembourg, with Team Saxo Bank picking up the team title. He is the first Luxembourger to win since 1983.
* 22 June - A protest by European milk farmers outside a Council of the European Union meeting in Luxembourg City ends in rioting.

### July – September

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* 23 July - The CSV and LSAP conclude a coalition agreement, forming a new government under Jean-Claude Juncker and Jean Asselborn.
* 26 July - The 2009 Tour de France concludes, with Luxembourger Andy Schleck in second place and his older brother Fränk in sixth.
* 28 July - Laurent Mosar is elected the new President of the Chamber, replacing Lucien Weiler.

### October – December

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* 11 November – Erna Hennicot-Schoepges is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Nico Edon, who resigned on 1 November.[2]
* 17 November – Georges Schroeder is appointed as President of the Council of State, replacing Alain Meyer.[2]

## Deaths

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* 11 February - Yvonne Useldinger, politician and resistance leader

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Lansford, Tom (31 May 2021). Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021. CQ Press. p. 2010\. ISBN 978-1-5443-8473-3.
2. ^ a b c "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.

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