Jeannot Krecké (born 26 April 1950 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish politician of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party. He is a former footballer.
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.jpg) Krecké in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2004–2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Henri Grethen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Etienne Schneider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 April 1950 Luxembourg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Luxembourgish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Football career
Krecké played football as a midfielder,[1] and appeared 11 times for the Luxembourg national team.[2]
Political career
Krecké was a member of the Juncker-Asselborn I and II governments, holding the positions of Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade and Minister for Sport. He was also a member of the Eurogroup from July 2004 to June 2009. He resigned from the latter on 1 February 2012.[3]
Krecké resigned from the Cabinet and stepped down in February 2012.[4]
Later career
Krecké is currently[when?] the CEO of Key International Strategy Services. In addition, he holds the following positions:
- ArcelorMittal, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors
- Calzedonia Finanziaria SA, Member of the Board of Directors
- East-West United Bank SA, Member of the Board of Directors until February 2022
- Jan De Nul, Member of the Board of Directors
- NovEnergia, Member of the Management Team[5]
- (formerly)[6] Sistema, Member of the Board of Directors[7]
References
External links
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