Jeannot Krecké
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Jeannot Krecké

Luxembourgish footballer and politician

Jeannot Krecké (born 26 April 1950) is a Luxembourgish politician of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party. He is a former footballer.2

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Born Apr 26, 1950.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedFree University of Brussels3

Career

Occupation: politician, association football player.7

  • Until 2009Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg5
  • 2004 to 2009Minister of the Economy5 6
  • Date not recordedBoard member, ArcelorMittal4

Football career

Krecké played football as a midfielder, and appeared 11 times for the Luxembourg national team.

Later career

Krecké is currently the CEO of Key International Strategy Services. In addition, he holds the following positions:

ArcelorMittal, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors

Calzedonia Finanziaria SA, Member of the Board of Directors

East-West United Bank SA, Member of the Board of Directors until February 2022

Jan De Nul, Member of the Board of Directors

NovEnergia, Member of the Management Team

(formerly) Sistema, Member of the Board of Directors

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Personal life

  • BornApr 26, 1950, Luxembourg8
  • CitizenshipLuxembourg9

Politics

Krecké was a member of the Juncker-Asselborn I and II governments, holding the positions of Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade and Minister for Sport. He was also a member of the Eurogroup from July 2004 to June 2009. He resigned from the latter on 1 February 2012.

Krecké resigned from the Cabinet and stepped down in February 2012.

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Awards

  • Date not recordedCommander of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg10
  • Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of the Oak Crown10