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Colette Flesch (16 April 1937 – 21 January 2026) was a Luxembourgish politician and fencing who most notably served as Mayor of Luxembourg City from 1969 to 1980 and as Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1980 to 1984, becoming the first woman to hold either position.
She served in numerous political capacities, both in government and within the Democratic Party and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. In December 1968 she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in an early election. In 1969 she became the first female mayor of Luxembourg City at the age of 32, which she remained until 1980. Wellesley Grad gets big job Besides her work in the Chamber of Deputies (1969-1980, 1984-1989, and 2004-2009), she was also a member of the European Parliament from 1969 to 1980, 1984 to 1985, 1989 to 1990, and 1999 to 2004.
In 1976, she became the general secretary of the Democratic Party, and was its president from 1981 to 1989. From 1980 to 1984 she was a member of Pierre Werner's government, as deputy prime minister, foreign minister, and minister for foreign trade, cooperation, the economy, small and medium enterprises and justice.
From 1990 to 1999, she was the European Commission's director-general for culture, communication and sports, and later for translation.
From 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1999, she was a city councillor for Luxembourg City, and was later an alderman.
She was also the president of the European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR).
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