The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (French: Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché 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.[1] Besides the five classes, a gilt medal can also be bestowed.
Grades
The order is composed of 5 grades :
- Grand Cross
- Grand Officer
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
| Ribbon bars | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grand Cross |
 Grand Officer |
 Commander |
 Officer |
 Knight |
Members
Members of the Order of Merit of Luxembourg include the following:
Grand Cross:
- Antonios Chatzidakis, former General Manager of the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency NAMSA
- Gabriele Albertini, Italian politician
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former secretary-general of the United Nations
- Jos Chabert, vice-president of the parliament of Brussels
- Didier Reynders[2]
- Konstantin Zhigalov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
- Astrid Lulling, Luxembourg politician, retired member of the European Parliament for Luxembourg
- John L Murray, Chief Justice of Ireland
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
- José 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
- Hanna Pri-zan, Israeli chairman of Peilim portfolio management
- Alphonse Berns, Luxembourgish ambassador
- Jacques Devillers, ArcelorMittal – LCE – Head of reporting
- Gerard Druesne, Director-General of the European Institute of Public Affairs
- Nicolas Majerus, Luxembourgish politician for the CSV party and heart specialist
Knight
- Josy Linkels, painter
- Fernand Roda, painter
- Jean-Claude Schlim
- Marianne Majerus, Anglo-Luxembourgish photographer
- Marie-Joseé Stark
- Martyn William Edwards
- Thierry Terrens
Gallery
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Grand Cross set. -
Grand Cross badge (obverse). -
Grand Cross star. -
Grand Cross badge (reverse). -
Grand Cross set.
References
- Le Mémorial 13 du 14 April 1961, Arrêté grand-ducal du 23 janvier 1961 portant institution de l'Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
- ^ Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine - Official website of the Luxembourg gouvernement
- ^ "La Chambre des représentants de Belgique". www.dekamer.be. Archived from the original on 2016-12-01.
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