Etienne Schneider

Born in 1971, Etienne completed his secondary schooling at the Lycée Technique d’Esch-sur-Alzette before studying at the ICHEC Brussels Management School and at the University of Greenwich in London, where he graduated in business and finance in 1995.

Etienne joined the Socialist Party in 1991 and was elected municipal councillor in Kayl, Luxembourg in 1995. He then became secretary general of the Socialist parliamentary group from 1997 to 2004 before taking up his duties at the Ministry of the Economy.

He has been a member of the executive board of several companies, such as Société électrique de l’Our (SEO), Enovos International SA, Enovos Deutschland AG and National Credit and Investment Company (SNCI). Upon being appointed minister in 2012 he resigned from all these positions.

In 2013 he headed the LSAP list and became Deputy Prime Minister of the Bettel government, retaining the Ministry of Economy and also being assigned the Ministry of Internal Security and Defense.

After the 2018 elections he remained Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy. He was appointed Minister of Health.

In February 2020 he resigned from his position and left politics. He then created Beta Aquarii, specialized in economic consulting, and joined the boards of ArcelorMittal, LuxTP as chairman, Besix and Sistema. He is also an independent director of Jan de Nul Group.

He became a member of the Supervisory board of Mikro Kapital Management S.A. in January 2022.