As the future prime minister of the new DP-LSAP-Déi Gréng coalition, Bettel will on Thursday reveal details of the government’s programme for the next five years. Many policies have already been leaked to the press, with Bettel expected to announce free public transport throughout the country, for example.
A list of the new cabinet has also been leaked and includes some new faces, especially those representing the LSAP.
Both RTL (Luxembourgish) and the Luxemburger Wort (German) say they have information that the new cabinet will line up as follows:
- Xavier Bettel (DP): prime minister and minister for media, communication and digitalisation
- Étienne Schneider (LSAP): deputy prime minister and minister of the economy.
- Félix Braz (Déi Gréng): deputy prime minister and justice minister.
- Pierre Gramegna (DP): minister for finance
- Jean Asselborn (LSAP): minister for foreign affairs and immigration
- François Bausch (Déi Gréng): minister for transport, defence and domestic security
- Claude Meisch (DP): minister for education and higher education
- Corinne Cahen (DP): minister for the family
- Sam Tanson (Déi Gréng): minister for housing and culture
- Lex Delles (DP): minister for tourism and cooperation
- Marc Hansen (DP): minister in charge of the civil service and research
- Romain Schneider (LSAP): minister for agriculture
- Dan Kersch (LSAP): minister for employment
- Taina Bofferding (LSAP): minister for domestic affairs
- Paulette Lenert (LSAP): minister for health and social security
- Carole Dieschbourg (Déi Gréng): minister for the environment and climate
- Claude Turmes (Déi Gréng): minister for sustainable development, energy and urban development