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Stéphanie Obertin

Stéphanie Obertin
Obertin in 2024
Minister for Digitalisation
Minister for Research and Higher Education
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 November 2023
Prime MinisterLuc Frieden
Preceded byXavier Bettel (Digitalisation)
Claude Meisch
(Higher Education and Research)
Personal details
Born (1974-05-13) 13 May 1974 (age 51)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Political partyDemocratic Party

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

Life

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General practitioner

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After finishing her secondary studies at Lycée Michel Rodange with a specialication in mathematics, Obertin studied medicine in Strasbourg and Nancy.[1][2] She worked as general practitioner in Bonnevoie for 16 years.[2] She also worked as cooperating doctor in the emergency department of CHL.[1] She was president of the General Practitioners of Luxembourg from 2019 to 2022.[3][2]

Politician

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Obertin first entered politics in 2018, as a DP candidate in that year's general election in the Centre constituency.[4] She received 10,797 votes, placing 17th out of 21 candidates on the DP list and failing to be elected.[5] During the coalition talks for the Bettel II government, she was a member of the negotiation team for the DP, in the working group covering issues of social, family and health politics.[6]

In the 2023 general election, Obertin was one of a number of candidates working in the health sector, underlining a strategy of the four bigger political parties in Luxembourg following the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Obertin received 13,701 votes, being placed 11th on the Centre list of the DP, once again not being elected to the Chamber. This explains why her nomination as member of the government came as a surprise, even to herself.[2][8][9] As five years before, she was member of the working group covering health politics during the coalition talks.[9]

Since 17 November 2023, Obertin is part of the Frieden-Bettel Government, a coalition between the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) and the Democratic Party (DP), serving as Minister for Digitalisation and Minister for Higher Education and Research.[10]

Personal life

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Obertin is single, has two sisters and lives in Rameldange. She plays tennis since her youth and enjoys running and walking in nature.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography". gouvernement.lu. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Luxemburgs neue Regierung / Diese 15 Minister bilden das neue Team von CSV und DP". www.tageblatt.lu (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  4. ^ s, p (25 April 2018). "Bettel und Cahen führen DP-Liste an". Luxemburger Wort (in German). p. 4.
  5. ^ "Centre". elections.public.lu (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  6. ^ "Es darf gearbeitet werden – Koalitionsverhandlungen: vier Plenarsitzungen diese Woche". Lëtzebuerger Journal. 23 October 2018. p. 9.
  7. ^ Wiltgen, Sidney (1 August 2023). "Nach der Pandemie die Mediziner". Tageblatt. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Stéphanie Obertin". ALDE Party. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  9. ^ a b c Gantenbein, Michèle (2023-11-27). "„Damit hatte ich nicht gerechnet"". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  10. ^ "Assermentation des membres du gouvernement 2023". gouvernement.lu (in French). 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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