Tessy Scholtes
# Tessy Scholtes

Tessy Scholtes (born 1 June 1981 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgian karateka and politician.

In 2002, she finished as runner-up in the world championships in the kumite 60 kg+ category. For the achievement, she won the title of Luxembourgian Sportswoman of the Year. On 7 December 2009 she declared her retreat for personal reasons.

She is a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). In the 2009 election to the Chamber of Deputies, Scholtes ran in the Centre constituency. She finished thirteenth on the CSV list. On 3 May 2011 she was sworn into parliament in order to replace Mill Majerus, who had recently died in a car accident.

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Tessy Scholtes kandidiert für CSV". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009.
* ↑ "2009: Circonscription Centre" (in French). Service Information et Presse. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
* ↑ "Tessy Scholtes im Parlament vereidigt". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 3 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011.
