title: Astrid Lulling
text: # Astrid Lulling
  
  Astrid Lulling (born 11 June 1929, in Schifflange) is a politician in Luxembourg. She was a Member of the European Parliament (1965–1974 and 1989–2014) for the Christian Social People's Party, part of the European People's Party.
  
  ## Positions held
  
  * Member of the Parliament's Bureau.
  * Member of the Quaestors.
  * Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
  * Member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.
  * Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.
  * Member of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly.
  * Substitute of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
  * Substitute of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
  
  ## Curriculum vitae
  
     * Studied political economy at the University of Saarbrücken (1953–1955).
  
     * Secretary and editor of the Luxembourg Workers' Union (1949–1963).
  
     * Worked for the Miners and Metalworkers Contact Office with the ECSC, Luxembourg (1950–1958).
  
     * Chairwoman of Socialist Women, Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (1963–1971).
  
     * Member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) executive committee (1971–1982).
  
     * Member and Vice-Chairwoman of the Luxembourg-Centre section of the PCS (1984–2004).
  
     * Member of the National Christian Social Women's Committee (since 1984).
  
     * Secretary-General of the Unions of Agricultural Workers and of Food Industry Workers, at the European Community Trade Union Secretariat in Brussels (1963–1971).
  
     * Member of Schifflange communal council (1970–2000).
  
     * Mayor of Schifflange (1970–1985).
  
     * Chairwoman of the PSD parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies (1974–1979).
  
     * Member of the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies (1984–1988).
  
     * Member of the Consumers' Consultative Committee, European Commission (1974–1982).
  
     * Member of the European Parliament (1965–1974 and 1989–2014).
  
  ## Decorations
  
     * Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic (Italy)
  
     * Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
  
     * Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg)
  
  ## Other Informations
  
     * Mrs Lulling is the author with her grand nephew Jerome of a luxembourgish video course for foreigners interested in the Luxembourg national language.
  
     * One of her former assistants, Christophe Hansen (politician) stood as candidate in the 2014 European elections for the Christian Social People's Party.
  