Tom Weidig

Tom Weidig is a Luxembourgish politician. He has served as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Centre since 2023, as a representative of the right-wing Alternative Democratic Reform Party. He supports the promotion of the Luxembourgish language.
In February 2025, Weidig received a written warning from his party after he liked a Facebook comment that was described as being anti-LGBTQ+. He issued an apology, but also insisted his actions had been misunderstood.

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Early life and education

Weidig was born and brought up in Esch-sur-Alzette. His parents were from Grevenmacher. As a teenager, he represented Luxembourg at the World Junior Chess Championship. He graduated from Imperial College London in 1996 with a Master of Science degree in Theoretical Physics, and earned his doctorate from Durham University in 1999. He was then a postdoc at UMIST, and in 2001 a visiting scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Career

Weidig has worked in the finance and venture capital industries.

Personal

Weidig, who developed a stutter in early childhood, has a strong interest in the science behind stuttering. He was a board member of the British Stammering Association from 1995 to 1999.