Stéphanie Obertin

Luxembourgian politician (born 1974)

Stéphanie Obertin
Obertin in 2024

Minister for Digitalization Minister for Research and Higher Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 November 2023
Prime Minister	Luc Frieden
Preceded by	Claude Meisch (Higher Education and Research)

Personal details
Born	(1974-05-13) 13 May 1974 (age 50) Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Political party	Democratic Party

Stéphanie Obertin (born 13 May 1974), is a Luxembourgish politician and physician who has been serving as Minister for Digitization and Minister for Higher Education and Research since 17 November 2023.

Life

General practitioner

Stéphanie Obertin studied medicine in Strasbourg and Nancy in France.^[1] She practised in Bonnevoie as general practitioner for 16 years.^[1] She was president of the General Practitioners of Luxembourg from 2019 to 2022.^[2]^[1]

Politician

Stéphanie Obertin is part of the Frieden-Bettel Government, a coalition between the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) and the Democratic Party (DP) and is named Minister for Digitization, and for Higher Education and Research.^[3] Her nomination came as a surprise since she was only the 11th candidate on her party's list, the Democratic party.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ryck, Thill (2023-12-01). "From doctor to minister: Stéphanie Obertin's surprising transition to key government roles". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
^ "Luxemburgs neue Regierung / Diese 15 Minister bilden das neue Team von CSV und DP". www.tageblatt.lu (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
^ "Assermentation des membres du gouvernement 2023". gouvernement.lu (in French). 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
^ "Stéphanie Obertin". ALDE Party. Retrieved 2024-02-01.