Camille Gira
Camille Gira | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gira in 2015 | |
| State Secretary for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure | |
| In office 4 December 2013 – 16 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Xavier Bettel |
| Preceded by | Marco Schank |
| Succeeded by | Claude Turmes |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 18 July 1994 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Christiane Wickler |
| Constituency | North |
| Mayor of Beckerich | |
| In office 11 May 1990 – 4 December 2013 | |
| Monarchs | Jean Henri |
| Preceded by | Joseph Seyler |
| Succeeded by | Thierry Lagoda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1958 |
| Died | 16 May 2018 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Luxembourgish |
| Party | The Greens (Luxembourg) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Camille Gira (2 June 1958 – 16 May 2018) was a Luxembourgish politician for the Greens.[1]
Born in Luxembourg City, Gira was a member of the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, representing the North constituency from 1994 to 2013.[1]
He was mayor of Beckerich, first elected on 11 May 1990, making him the first Green mayor in Luxembourg. Prior to that, he had been an alderman in the commune since 1982.[1]
He was an air traffic controller at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport between 1977 and his election to the Chamber in 1994.[1]
Gira collapsed while delivering a speech in parliament on 16 May 2018. He was rushed to hospital but died later that day from heart failure.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d "Camille Gira" (in French). Chamber of Deputies. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ Roberts, Duncan (17 May 2018). "Gira Tributes, Asselborn Summons, Tusk Criticism". Delano. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
External links
- (in French) Chamber of Deputies official biography