Gilles Roth
Minister of Finance, Luxembourg Government
Following the legislative elections of 8 October 2023, Gilles Roth was appointed Minister of Finance in the Government of Luxembourg on 17 November 2023 in the coalition government formed by the Christian Social Party (CSV) and the Democratic Party (DP).
Previously, Mr Roth was elected municipal councillor in 1993 and became mayor of Mamer in 2000. He joined the Parliament in April 2007 and in 2013 he became Chairman of the CSV political group. Successively re-elected to Parliament, he co-chaired this political group from 2021 until he joined the Government.
From 1991 to 1994, he practised as a lawyer, then as Avocat à la Cour at the Luxembourg Bar.
In 1995, he became a government attaché at the Ministry of Finance, before being seconded to the Luxembourg Court of Auditors and the Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the European Union in Brussels.
In 1998, he returned to the Ministry of Finance and became government advisor (Conseiller), then senior government advisor (Premier Conseiller de Gouvernement). He also held the position of Government Delegate to the Administrative Jurisdictions until 2007.
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