Born in Luxembourg, March 12th 1963

Primary and secondary education in Luxembourg

University of Vienna Austria: Diploma as a Translator for German, French, English

(Mag. Phil.)

Economic University of Vienna: Diploma in Tourism-economy

Professional activities: Teaching in Luxembourg hotel- and tourism management school

Member of Luxembourg City Council 1994-2020

Member of Luxembourg Parliament 2004-2019

• Chairman of the Committee for Foreign, European Affairs, International Development, Immigration and Asylum
• Member of the Committee on Gender Issues
• Member of the Health Committee
• Member of the Economic Affairs Committee
• Member of the Institutional Affairs Committee
• Treasurer of NATO Parliamentary Assembly
• President of the Luxembourg Delegation to COSAC
• President of the Luxembourg Delegation to BENELUX Parliament

Member of the European Parliament since 2019

Vice-President of the European Parliament since 2023

Member

• Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
• Committee on Petitions (PETI)
• Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA)
• Co-President of the LGBTI Intergroup
• Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-CL)
• Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT)

Substitute

• Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
• Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
• Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China (D-CN)

Honorary Consul of the Republic of Cap Verde in Luxembourg

UNAIDS Red Ribbon Leader for the 10-10-10 Social Enabler Target

President of the LCTO Luxembourg City Tourist Office

Co-founder of STOP AIDS NOW a.s.b.l (Luxembourg)