Born on 17 April 1937, former member of parliament and trade union activist Marcel Glesener died on 23 March 2025 following an illness, reported RTL. A man described on the occasion of his 70th birthday by the CSV as "one of those social politicians who are unfortunately increasingly rare to find, even though they are more necessary than ever in this age of globalisation".

Glesener's career illustrates an unwavering commitment that goes back to his earliest years. In a biography published by the party a few years ago, we learn that he had been shaken from the age of one by the death of his father, an electrician at Arbed-Mines and an active trade union activist.

In 1951, Glesener began his apprenticeship as a machine fitter at Arbed-Belval. As a teenager, he became involved in the Jeunesse Ouvrière Catholique (Joc) movement, becoming vice-president a few years later. At the same time, he joined the LCGB in 1958 and was particularly active.

The CSV reports that he was even "warned and suspended from his duties in October 1962 for taking part in a strike at Arbed-Belval". But his commitment did not stop there. In 1968, he became union secretary, then general secretary of the LCGB in 1974, before taking over as president in 1980, for 16 years, succeeding Jean Spautz.

Glesener had joined the CSV in 1957 and was first elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in the South constituency in 1989. He was subsequently re-elected in the 1994, 1999 and 2004 elections.

Glesener also served as interim president of the Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU) in 2003 and 2004 and was a regular representative of the Chamber of Deputies to international organisations. He was a member of the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe and Chairman of its Social Committee.

Despite ending his parliamentary career after the regional elections in June 2009, Glesener remained very close to his party and was appointed chairman of the CSV Seniors in 2011, succeeding Nicolas Estgen. He was reappointed in 2016.

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