The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (French: Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg) is an order of merit of Luxembourg, instituted on 23 January 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grand Master of the order is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Besides the five classes, a gilt medal can also be bestowed.
Grades
The order is composed of 5 grades:
- Grand Cross
- Grand Officer
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
Members
Members of the Order of Merit of Luxembourg include the following:
Grand Cross:
Grand Officer:
- Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander
- Tommy Koh, Singaporean Ambassador-at-Large, diplomatist and law professor
- Nikolaos van Dam, Dutch ambassador to Indonesia
- Jean-Marie Leblanc, former director of the Tour de France
- Mikis Theodorakis, music composer
- Joseph Weyland, permanent representative of Luxembourg to NATO
- Gabriele Albertini, member of the European Parliament
- James G. Stavridis, former commander of USEUCOM and Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- José Lello, member of Portuguese Parliament, former President of NATO PA
Commander:
- Nana Mouskouri, Greek and international singer
- Vicky Leandros, Greek and international singer
- Thomas Schaidhammer, United States Army Colonel, Berlin Attache
- Svend-Aage Nielsen, Danish businessman
- Carl Christian Nielsen, Danish businessman
- Erik Ader, Dutch ambassador to Norway
- Michel Carpentier, director general of the European Commission
- Robert Engels, Dutch ambassador to Finland
- Barend ter Haar, Dutch diplomat
- Pascal Lamy, European Commissioner
- Gilbert Renault, French resistance hero
- Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi-hunter
- Gerald Newton, Professor of German at the University of Sheffield
- Michel Monnier, French diplomat
- Wicher Wildeboer, Netherlands ambassador to Cuba and Jamaica
- Robert DeFalco, American business executive
- Alexei Mordashov, Russian businessman
Officer
Knight
Gallery
References