Jean Dupong

Jean Dupong was a Luxembourgish politician. A member of the Christian [Social People's Party], Dupong held a number of positions in government and within the party.
Dupong was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 1954 [Luxembourg general election|1954 election]. He would be re-elected until his retirement from the Chamber in 1979. During this time, he was a member of Pierre Werner's cabinet from 1967 to 1974, including as Minister for Justice from 1967 to 1969. Dupong was also President of the [Christian Social People's Party|President of the CSV] from 1965 to 1972.
Dupong was appointed to the Council of State in 1979, in which he sat until 1994. He served as the Council's Vice-President, before becoming Council of State of Luxembourg|President] : becoming the most prominent politician to hold the position since Léon Kauffman in 1952.
He was the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Dupong.