1971_in_Luxembourg Knowpia

Decades:	1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s;
See also:	History of Luxembourg; List of years in Luxembourg;

The following lists events that happened during 1971 in Luxembourg.

Incumbents edit

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean^[1]
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister	Eugène Schaus
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Pierre Grégoire
President of the Council of State	Maurice Sevenig
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Colette Flesch

13 February – Jean Hengen replaces the retiring Léon Lommel as Bishop of Luxembourg.
3 April – Representing Luxembourg, Monique Melsen finishes thirteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song Pomme, pomme, pomme.
12 November – A law is passed granting wives the right to enter into legal agreements without the consent of their husbands.^[2]

^ East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-317-63939-8.
^ Thewes (2006), p. 180

Thewes, Guy (2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 12 December 2009.