Auguste Liesch

Jean-Baptiste Auguste Liesch was a Luxembourgish liberal politician, writer, and civil servant.
He held the positions of Director-General for Justice and Minister for [Public Works of Luxembourg|Director-General for Public Works] in the government of Émile Reuter from 28 September 1918 to 15 April 1921. A member of the Liberal League, Liesch resigned from the government along with Michel Welter in 1921 in order to hold to account the majority Party of [the Right (Luxembourg)|Party of the Right].
After his departure from the government, he served as the Inspector-General for Customs and Assizes until 1939. On 23 January 1937, he was appointed to the Council of State of Luxembourg, in which he sat until 16 November 1945.