Fernand Boden
OfficeMember of the Chamber of Deputies
Term start28 July 2009
Term end6 October 2013
ConstituencyEast
Term start 1February 1978
Term end 1May 1979
Constituency 1East
Office 2Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Housing
Prime minister 2Jean-Claude Juncker
Term start 226 January 1995
Term end 223 July 2009
Predecessor 2Marie-Josée Jacobs (Agriculture)
Jean Spautz (Housing)
Successor 2Romain Schneider (Agriculture)
Marco Schank (Housing)
Office 3Minister of Tourism
Prime minister 3Pierre Werner
Jacques Santer
Jean-Claude Juncker
Term start 316 July 1979
Term end 323 July 2009
Predecessor 3Marcel Mart
Successor 3Françoise Hetto-Gaasch
Office 4Minister of Education
Prime minister 4Pierre Werner
Jacques Santer
Term start 416 July 1979
Term end 414 July 1989
Predecessor 4Robert Krieps
Successor 4Marc Fischbach
Birth date13 September 1943
Birth placeEchternach, Luxembourg

Fernand Boden (born 13 September 1943) is a retired Luxembourgish politician of the Christian Social People's Party. He was a minister in the government of Luxembourg from 1979[1] to 2009.

Boden was born in Echternach. He studied Mathematics and Physics at the University of Liège, and between 1966 and 1978 he taught at Echternach grammar school. He served as deputy mayor of Echternach from 1970 to 1976 and was a member of the local council.[1]

He first became a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg from the Eastern Constituency in 1978; he was re-elected in 1979. He joined the government in 1979 as Minister of National Education and Youth and Minister of Tourism, holding those portfolios until 1989. In the latter year he was moved to the posts of Minister for Family and Solidarity and Minister of the Middle Classes and Tourism, and in 1994 he became Minister for the Civil Service. He served in the latter position until 26 January 1995, when he became Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development and Minister for the Middle Classes, Tourism, and Housing.[1] He retained those portfolios for over 14 years, until being replaced in July 2009.[2]

References

  1. ^ Biographical page at government website Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Nouveau gouvernement : cérémonies de passation des pouvoirs 24-07-2009" Archived 2009-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Luxembourg government website, 24 July 2009 (in French).