Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Luxembourg)
| Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et Europeennes | |
The Mansfeld Building, since 2017 headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs | |
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| Formed | 1848 (as part of the Prime Minister’s Office) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Luxembourg |
| Headquarters | The Mansfeld Building, 9 Rue du Palais de Justice, 1841 Ville-Haute Luxembourg 49°36′44″N 6°07′59″E / 49.61215869414586°N 6.132917989727577°E |
| Cabinet Minister responsible | |
| Minister attending Cabinet responsible |
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| Website | English-language website |
The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade (Luxembourgish: Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, de la Défense, de la Coopération et du Commerce extérieur, MAE), commonly referred to as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a ministry of the government of Luxembourg, which comprises a general secretariat and eight directorates. The ministry is headquartered in the Bâtiment Mansfeld in Luxembourg City.
The office of Minister of Foreign Affairs is customarily given to a member of the junior party in a coalition, and usually coincides with that of Deputy Prime Minister. For instance, LSAP politicians Jacques Poos and Jean Asselborn served a combined 34 years as Minister of Foreign Affairs in CSV and DP-led governments, 24 of which as Deputy Prime Minister.