The following lists events that happened during 1982 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents Position Incumbent Grand Duke Jean Prime Minister Pierre Werner Deputy Prime Minister Colette Flesch President of the Chamber of Deputies Léon Bollendorff President of the Council of State François Goerens Mayor of Luxembourg City Lydie Polfer
Events
January – March 1 January – Lydie Polfer becomes the new Mayor of Luxembourg City. 22 February – Belgium unilaterally devalues the Belgian franc by 8.5%, without consulting Luxembourg, whose franc is pegged to it. Luxembourg is forced to follow unwillingly.Thewes (2011), p. 200 27 March – 40,000 people protest in the streets at the government's response to the crisis in the steel industry.
April – June 8 April – A law is passed to restrict the indexing of wage settlements in an attempt to stem inflation,Thewes (2011), p. 199 which peaks at 9.4% over 1982. 24 April – Representing Luxembourg, Svetlana finishes sixth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song Cours après le temps. 13 June – France's Bernard Hinault wins the 1982 Tour de Luxembourg. 13 July – A law is passed to give government subsidies to aid foreign direct investment in Luxembourg.Thewes (2011), p. 193–4
July – September 29 September – An Aeroflot flight crashes whilst landing at Luxembourg-Findel, killing six.
October – December 3 December – Camille Ney resigns from the government due to poor health.Thewes (2011), p. 193 21 December – Ernest Mühlen is appointed in Camille Ney's place as minister, whilst Jean-Claude Juncker is promoted to secretary of state.Thewes (2011), p. 196
Deaths 14 November – Lucien Bidinger, cyclist
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