Astrid Lulling

Astrid Lulling (born 11 June 1929 in Schifflange) is a politician in Luxembourg, and 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.

• 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).

• Studied political economy at the University of Saarbrücken (1953-1955).

• Secretary and editor of the Lëtzebuerger Arbechter-Verband (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 since 1989).

• 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)

• Mrs Lulling is the author with her little 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.