{{Short description|Luxembourgish politician (born 1963)}} {{for|the American Orthodox rabbi|Marc D. Angel}} {{Citation style|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = | honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|size=100%|MEP}} | party = [[Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party]] | image = 1718289438997 20240612 ANGEL Marc LU 003.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2024 | office = [[Quaestor (European Parliament)|Quaestor of the European Parliament]] | term_start = 16 July 2024 | alongside = [[Andrey Kovatchev]], [[Miriam Lexmann]], [[Fabienne Keller]] and [[Kosma Złotowski]] | office1 = [[Vice-President of the European Parliament]] | predecessor1 = [[Eva Kaili]] | alongside1 = ''[[Vice-President of the European Parliament#9th Parliament|See List]]'' | term_start1 = 18 January 2023 | term_end1 = 16 July 2024 | office2 = | term_start2 = 10 December 2019 | predecessor2 = [[Nicolas Schmit]] | parliament2 = European | constituency_MP2 = [[Luxembourg (European Parliament constituency)|Luxembourg]] | term_end = | parliament = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|03|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Luxembourg City]], [[Luxembourg]] | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = [[University of Vienna]] | occupation = | profession = | website = }}

'''Marc Angel''' ({{IPA|lb|ˈmɑʁkˈɑ̃ŋəl}}; born 12 March 1963) is a Luxembourgish politician of the [[Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party]] (LSAP) who has served as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) since 2019 and was one of its vice presidents from 2023 to 2024.<ref name="europa">{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/202073|title=Home &#124; Marc Angel &#124; MEPs &#124; European Parliament|website=europarl.europa.eu|accessdate=21 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-18 |title=Marc Angel elected Vice-President of the European Parliament |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230113IPR66631/marc-angel-elected-vice-president-of-the-european-parliament |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref>. In the European Parliament he is known for being a "Champion of Equality".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marc Angel: EU Parliament VP felt 'betrayed', will work 'double hard' to restore trust in the institution |url=https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/2022582.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=today.rtl.lu |language=en}}</ref>

== Education == Angel completed his high school education at the [[Athénée de Luxembourg]], where he was a classmate of future prime minister [[Luc Frieden]].<ref>{{Cite episode |series=Afterwork |title=RTL-Afterwork: mam Marc Angel |date=7 June 2025 |url=https://play.rtl.lu/shows/lb/afterwork/episodes/r/2476449 |station=RTL |quote=Am Kolléisch war ech da mam Luc Frieden an der Klass}}</ref> He attended the [[University of Vienna]] between 1984-1988 and earned a degree (Mag. Phil.) as a translator for German, French and English. Thereafter he continued his tourism economy studies at the [[Vienna University of Economics and Business]] between 1988 and 1990.<ref name="CV">{{Cite web |title=About me - E Lëtzebuerger Sozialist & Demokrat |url=https://www.marcangel.lu/about/ |access-date=2026-01-30 |website=marcangel.lu}}</ref>

== Work experience == Between 1990 and 2004 Angel taught at Luxembourg's hotel and tourism management school.

== Political career == ===Early beginnings=== Angel started his political career in the [[Luxembourg communal council|Luxembourg City Council]] as its Member between 1994 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Luxembourg - Représentation proportionnelle |url=https://elections.public.lu/fr/elections-communales/2017/resultats/communes/luxembourg.html |access-date=2026-01-30 |website=elections.public.lu}}</ref>

===Member of the Luxembourgish Parliament=== Angel became a Member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)|Luxembourgish Parliament]] in 2004<ref name="CV"/> and, as of 2013, he was acting chair of the Committee for Foreign and European Affairs, International Development, Immigration and Asylum.<ref>[http://www.eu2015lu.eu/fr/actualites/articles-actualite/2015/11/30-conf-cosac-migration/index.html] Official report on Cosac meeting in 2015</ref> He was also a member of: * the Committee on Gender Issues, * the Health Committee, * the Economic Affairs Committee, * the Institutional Affairs Committee. As a Member of the Luxembourgish Parliament, he also became: * Treasurer of the [[NATO Parliamentary Assembly]], * President of the Luxembourg Delegation to [[Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union|COSAC]], * President of the Luxembourg Delegation to the [[Benelux Parliament]].<ref name="CV"/> He resigned from the Parliament in December 2019 after becoming a Member of the European Parliament.

===Member of the European Parliament=== Angel became a Member of the European Parliament on the 10 December 2019. Beside acting as head of the Luxembourgish Delegation in the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|S&D group]],<ref>[https://www.marcangel.lu/ursula-von-der-leyen-steht-den-sozialdemokraten-im-europaparlament-rede-und-antwort/] Press release on becoming Head of the Luxembourgish S&D Delegation.</ref> he has served on the [[Committee on Employment and Social Affairs]] (since 2019) and the [[Committee on Petitions]] (since 2020).<ref>Mia Bartoloni (July 10, 2020), [https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-10-july-2020 Movers & Shakers] ''[[The Parliament Magazine]]''.</ref> He is a substitute member of the [[Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection]] and the [[Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs]].

In addition to his committee assignments, Angel is part of the Parliament's delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee, to the [[Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly]] and for relations with [[China]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/202073/MARC_ANGEL/home Marc Angel] [[European Parliament]].</ref> He also co-chairs the [[European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights]].<ref>[https://lgbti-ep.eu] LGBTI Intergroup of the European Parliament</ref><ref>Martin Banks (September 16, 2020), [https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/meps-stand-in-rainbowhued-solidarity-with-polish-lgbti-community MEPs stand in rainbow-hued solidarity with Polish LGBTI community] ''[[The Parliament Magazine]]''.</ref>

Since 2021, Angel has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the [[Conference on the Future of Europe]].<ref>[https://conference-delegation.europarl.europa.eu/en/members.html Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610155650/https://conference-delegation.europarl.europa.eu/en/members.html |date=10 June 2021 }} [[European Parliament]].</ref>

From 2023 to 2024, Angel served as vice-president of the European Parliament, replacing Eva Kaili.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 2023 |title=Marc Angel : EU Parliament VP felt 'betrayed', will work 'double hard' to restore trust in the institution |url=https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/2022582.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=today.rtl.lu |language=en}}</ref> Following the [[2024 European Parliament election|2024 European elections]], he became a [[Quaestor (European Parliament)|quaestor]] of the European Parliament, making him again part of the Parliament's leadership under President [[Roberta Metsola]].<ref>Diego Velazquez (17 July 2024), [https://www.wort.lu/politik/marc-angel-wird-quaestor-im-eu-parlament/16100995.html Marc Angel wird Quästor im EU-Parlament] ''[[Luxemburger Wort]]''.</ref>

== Other activities == * In 1990, Angel co-founded STOP AIDS NOW a.s.b.l in Luxembourg.<ref name="CV"/> * In 2008, Angel was appointed as honorary consul of the Republic of Cap Verde in Luxembourg.<ref>[https://maee.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/missions-diplomatiques/representation-consulaire-etranger-au-luxembourg.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429062834/https://maee.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/missions-diplomatiques/representation-consulaire-etranger-au-luxembourg.pdf |date=29 April 2020 }} PDF on Consular representations in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.</ref> * As of 2010, Angel has served as the honorary president of the LCTO - Luxembourg City Tourist Office.<ref>[https://www.luxembourg-city.com/en/about-lcto/about-us] [[Luxembourg City Tourist Office]].</ref> * As of 2015, he has been a UNAIDS Champion for the 90-90-90 Treatment Target.<ref>[https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2017/may/20170503_909090] UNAIDS report on Marc Angel's visit in Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho</ref>

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