Term of office expires 8 February 2026
Member since 9 February 2011
Member of the Bureau from January 2014 to December 2015
Vice-Chair from January 2016 to December 2017
Chair from January 2018 to December 2019
- University Studies in History at the Universities of Strasbourg (France) and Vienna (Austria)
- Dr phil (Social and Economic History), University of Vienna 1973
- Professor in Global History at the University of Luxembourg until April 2013
- Vice-Rector, University of Luxembourg (2003-2007)
- Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, University of Luxembourg (2011-)
- National Director, E.MA Master in Human Rights and Democratisation, Venice (1998-)
- Member of the Board of EIUC, European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (2002-2014)
- President of the Commission consultative des droits de l’homme du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (2006-2013)
- President of Omega90, the Luxembourg Association for Palliative Care (1998-2009)
- President of the Commission “Justice and Peace” Luxembourg (2008-)
- Member of the Board of the European Network of “Justice and Peace” Commissions (2013-)
- Vice-President of CARE Germany-Luxembourg (2017-)
- Member of the National UNESCO Commission (2001-)
- Prix Lions awarded in 2001 for activities in the field of human dignity
