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Camille Gira

Camille Gira

Luxembourgish politician (1958–2018)

Camille Gira (2 June 1958 – 16 May 2018) was a Luxembourgish politician for the Greens.[1] Born in Luxembourg City, he was a member of the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, representing the Nord constituency since the 1994 election.[1]

Camille Gira, 2007

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

  1. [1]
    "Camille Gira" (in French). Chamber of Deputies. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  2. [2]
    Roberts, Duncan (17 May 2018). "Gira Tributes, Asselborn Summons, Tusk Criticism". Delano. Retrieved 18 May 2018.


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