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Mars Di Bartolomeo was born on 27 June 1952 in Dudelange.
Education and qualifications
Mars Di Bartolomeo attended secondary school at the Lycée de garçons in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Ministerial posts
Following the elections of 13 June 2004, Mars Di Bartolomeo was appointed Minister of Health and Social Security on 31 July 2004.
Upon the return of the coalition government formed by the Christian Social Party (CSV) and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) as a result of the legislative elections of 7 June 2009, Mars Di Bartolomeo retained the portfolios of Minister of Health and Minister of Social Security on 23 July 2009.
As of July 2004, Mars Di Bartolomeo represents the Luxembourg government at the Council of Ministers of the European Union in the Health section of its Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs configuration.
Other political posts
In 1984, Mars Di Bartolomeo was appointed parliamentary secretary of the LSAP.
In 1987, he was elected to the municipal council of Dudelange. Following the municipal elections of October 1993, he became the mayor of the municipality of Dudelange, a post he held until 2004.
From 1989 to 2004, Mars Di Bartolomeo was a member of Parliament.
From 2000 to 2008, he assumed the role of chairman of the LSAP constituency of the South and served as the first president of Pro-Sud (Regional Syndicate of Municipalities for the Promotion and Development of the Southern Region) from 2000 to 2004.
Professional activities
From 1972 to 1984, Mars Di Bartolomeo worked for the Tageblatt, initially as a journalist, then as its deputy chief editor.
Mars Di Bartolomeo has published a taxation guide in collaboration with Jeannot Krecké.
He also maintains an involvement in social issues and takes an interest in the problems of economic diversification, while being engaged in promoting the cultural life of Luxembourg’s mineral basin and in fostering development cooperation.
From 1999 to 2009, Mars Di Bartolomeo was the president of the Information Centre on Human Migrations.
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