(Luxembourgish, 1951): President of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists (1986-1998), Member of the European Parliament (1989-1999, re-elected in 2014), European Commissioner for Education and Culture (1999-2004), European Commissioner for Information Society and Media (2004-2010) and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship (2010-2014), Member of the European Parliament (2014 – 2018).