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Former PM Juncker elected president of European law academy
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Former PM Juncker elected president of European law academy

23.11.2021 From our online archive
The former EU Commission President has been elected President of the Governing Board of the Academy of European Law
The former EU Commission President has been elected President of the Governing Board of the Academy of European Law
Jean-Claude Juncker, the country's Prime Minister from 1995 to 2013
Jean-Claude Juncker, the country's Prime Minister from 1995 to 2013
Photo credit: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

Luxembourg's former head of government and top EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker was named as the President of the Governing Board of the Academy of European Law (ERA) on Tuesday.

He is succeeding Jacques Santer - also a former Luxembourg prime minister and Commission President - who served as ERA head for 21 years. 

The ERA, which was founded in 1992, serves as a debating centre for legal professionals in order to promote a deeper understanding of European law.

Juncker, despite being a lawyer by trade, never practised law. Hendrik Hering, President of the Parliament of the German State Rhineland-Palatinate - which hosts the ERA - was elected vice-president of the Governing Board.

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