Astrid Lulling
# Astrid Lulling

Astrid Lulling (born 11 June 1929, in Schifflange) is a politician in Luxembourg. She was a Member of the European Parliament (1965–1974 and 1989–2014) for the Christian Social People's Party, part of the European People's Party.

## Positions held

* Member of the Parliament's Bureau.
* Member of the Quaestors.
* Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
* Member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.
* Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.
* Member of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly.
* Substitute of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
* Substitute of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

## Curriculum vitae

   * Studied political economy at the University of Saarbrücken (1953–1955).

   * Secretary and editor of the Luxembourg Workers' Union (1949–1963).

   * Worked for the Miners and Metalworkers Contact Office with the ECSC, Luxembourg (1950–1958).

   * Chairwoman of Socialist Women, Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (1963–1971).

   * Member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) executive committee (1971–1982).

   * Member and Vice-Chairwoman of the Luxembourg-Centre section of the PCS (1984–2004).

   * Member of the National Christian Social Women's Committee (since 1984).

   * Secretary-General of the Unions of Agricultural Workers and of Food Industry Workers, at the European Community Trade Union Secretariat in Brussels (1963–1971).

   * Member of Schifflange communal council (1970–2000).

   * Mayor of Schifflange (1970–1985).

   * Chairwoman of the PSD parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies (1974–1979).

   * Member of the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies (1984–1988).

   * Member of the Consumers' Consultative Committee, European Commission (1974–1982).

   * Member of the European Parliament (1965–1974 and 1989–2014).

## Decorations

   * Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic (Italy)

   * Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

   * Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg)

## Other Informations

   * Mrs Lulling is the author with her grand nephew Jerome of a luxembourgish video course for foreigners interested in the Luxembourg national language.

   * One of her former assistants, Christophe Hansen (politician) stood as candidate in the 2014 European elections for the Christian Social People's Party.
