Félix Braz (born 16 March 1966)[3] is a Luxembourgish politician who served as Second Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 2018 to 2019. A member of the Greens, Braz also served as Minister of Justice in the Bettel-Schneider coalition government. In October 2019, he resigned as Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice because of health issues.[4][5]
Biography
Braz, the son of Portuguese immigrants living in Luxembourg since 1960, was born in Differdange in 1966.[3] He became a Luxembourg citizen when he completed 18 years old, in 1984.[6] After secondary school, he started studying law at Panthéon-Sorbonne University, but broke off his studies after one year.[3]
In 1990 he worked as chief editor and presenter of a news broadcast in Portuguese on RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg.[3]
From 1991 he was the parliamentary secretary for the Greens.[3] He was also a communal councillor in Esch-sur-Alzette from 1995 to 2000, and an alderman (échevin) from 2000 to 2011.[3]
He was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2004 for the Sud constituency, becoming the first Luxembourgish Deputy of Portuguese origin[7] and was re-elected in 2009 and 2013.[3] In the Chamber, he was vice-chairman of the Committee for Transport from 2004 to 2009.[3] After the October 2013 elections, he became chairman of the Greens' parliamentary group.[3] He joined the new coalition government as Minister for Justice on 4 December 2013.[3]
Personal life
Félix Braz regained his Portuguese citizenship in 2024, 40 years after renouncing it in order to become a Luxembourgish citizen. Given the current laws allowing double citizenships in Luxembourg, it was revealed by Liz Braz that her father became again a full Portuguese citizen in 2024.[2]
Honours
Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (23 May 2017)
References
- ^ "Félix Braz, vice-primeiro-ministro do Luxemburgo, sofreu ataque cardíaco. Marcelo está em contacto". publico.pt (in Portuguese). 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ a b "40 anos depois, Félix Braz é de novo português". Contacto. March 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "BRAZ Félix: Biography". gouvernement.lu : L’actualité du gouvernement du Luxembourg (in French). 30 April 2014. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "The formation of the 2018 government". Government of Luxembourg. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ PÚBLICO (2019-08-23). "Félix Braz, vice-primeiro-ministro do Luxemburgo, sofreu ataque cardíaco. Marcelo está em contacto". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Lusodescendente Félix Braz nomeado vice-primeiro-ministro no novo governo do Luxemburgo - Política - Jornal de Negócios". Negocios. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Abram alas para Liz Braz". Contacto. 2023-10-11.
External links
Media related to Félix Braz at Wikimedia Commons
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