1. Nicolas Schmit was born on 10 December 1953 and is a Luxembourgish politician who served as European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights from 2019 to 2024.
11 Facts About Nicolas Schmit
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Nicolas Schmit was previously a member of the government of Luxembourg from 2004 to 2019 and a member of the European Parliament in 2019.
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In 1979, Nicolas Schmit started his political and diplomatic career as an attache in the Prime Minister's office in Luxembourg, followed by the Foreign Ministry.
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Nicolas Schmit was appointed to the Council of State on 29 October 1991, replacing Rene Gregorius.
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In 2004, Nicolas Schmit was appointed to the first Juncker-Asselborn Government as Minister-Delegate for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, working under Jean Asselborn as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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Nicolas Schmit was promoted to the office of Minister of Labour, Employment and Immigration of Luxembourg.
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Nicolas Schmit is the chairman of the EPSCO network of the Party of European Socialists.
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Since the 2019 European elections, Nicolas Schmit has been a Member of the European Parliament, where he belongs to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group.
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Nicolas Schmit has since been serving on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
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In January 2011, Xavier Bettel claimed that Nicolas Schmit exerted undue influence on the Grand Ducal Police to drop charges against his 18-year-old son the previous month.
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Nicolas Schmit denied that his assistance of his son amounted to undue influence, saying that his "conscience is clear".