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Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Ordre de Merite du Grand-Duche de Luxembourg
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Grand Cross insignia set
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Type
| order of merit
with five grades
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Eligibility
| Eligible for deputies, state councillors, civil servants, elected representatives and personnel of municipal administrations, key players of the economic, social, cultural or sport sectors as well for volunteers. Order can also be awarded to foreigners.
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Status
| Currently constituted
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Grand Master
| His Royal Highness
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
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Chancellor
| Xavier Bettel
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Grades
| Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer, Knight
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Next (higher)
| Order of the Oak Crown
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Next (lower)
| Military Medal
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Ribbon bar of the order
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The
Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(French:
Ordre de Merite du Grand-Duche de Luxembourg
) is an
order of merit
of
Luxembourg
, instituted on 23 January 1961 by
Grand Duchess Charlotte
.
Grand Master
of the order is the
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
.
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Besides the five classes, a gilt medal can also be bestowed.
Grades
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The order is composed of 5 grades :
- Grand Cross
- Grand Officer
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
Ribbon bars
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Grand Cross
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Grand Officer
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Commander
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Officer
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Knight
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Members
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Members of the Order of Merit of Luxembourg include the following:
Grand Cross:
Grand Officer:
- Wesley Clark
, former
Supreme Allied Commander
- Tommy Koh
,
Singaporean
Ambassador-at-Large, diplomatist and law professor
- Nikolaos van Dam
,
Dutch
ambassador to
Indonesia
- Jean-Marie Leblanc
, former director of the
Tour de France
- Mikis Theodorakis
, music composer
- Joseph Weyland
, permanent representative of Luxembourg to
NATO
- Gabriele Albertini
, member of the
European Parliament
- James G. Stavridis
, former commander of
USEUCOM
and
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- Jose Lello
, member of
Portuguese
Parliament
, former President of NATO PA
Commander:
- Nana Mouskouri
,
Greek
and international singer
- Vicky Leandros
,
Greek
and international singer
- Thomas Schaidhammer
,
United States
Army
Colonel
,
Berlin
Attache
- Svend-Aage Nielsen
,
Danish
businessman
- Carl Christian Nielsen
, Danish businessman
- Erik Ader
, Dutch ambassador to
Norway
- Michel Carpentier
, director general of the
European Commission
- Robert Engels
, Dutch ambassador to
Finland
- Barend ter Haar
, Dutch diplomat
- Pascal Lamy
,
European Commissioner
- Gilbert Renault
,
French resistance
hero
- Simon Wiesenthal
,
Nazi
-hunter
- Gerald Newton
, Professor of
German
at the
University of Sheffield
- Michel Monnier
,
French
diplomat
- Wicher Wildeboer
, Netherlands ambassador to
Cuba
and
Jamaica
- Robert DeFalco
, American business executive
- Alexei Mordashov
, Russian businessman
Officer
Knight
Gallery
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References
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