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Christophe Schiltz (born 12 December 1978) is a Luxembourgish politician, legal advisor and diplomat who serves as President of the Council of State since 2021. He has been a member of the Council of State since 2013 and is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

At the same time, Christophe Schiltz serves as Director for Development cooperation and humanitarian affairs at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defense, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg, having held various diplomatic positions at the ministry previously.

Biography
Christophe Schiltz was born on 12 December 1978 in Luxembourg. He studied law and European politics in Luxembourg, Strasbourg, London, Cambridge and Bruges.

He holds a masters degree ("maîtrise") in private law from the University of Strasbourg – Robert Schuman (2002), an LL.M. from the University of Cambridge (2003) and an MA in European political and administrative studies from the College of Europe in Bruges (2004).

Christophe Schiltz has held various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, amongst them General coordinator for development cooperation and humanitarian affairs, legal advisor and head of the legal service of the ministry (2016-2020) and legal advisor to the Permanent representation of Luxembourg to the European Union (2012-2014). He has also been the head of cabinet to the Minister for Labour, Employment and Immigration (2009-2012) as well as legal clerk at the European Court of Justice (2005-2006).

Currently he serves as Director for Development cooperation and humanitarian affairs.

Christophe Schiltz has also been a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague since 2019 as well as of the Appeal Board of the European University Institute in Florence.

Political career
A member of the LSAP, Christophe Schiltz was a candidate in both national (2009, 2013 ) and local elections (2011 , 2017 ).

In 2013, he was appointed member of the Council of State of Luxembourg and has been serving as its President since 2021. Christophe Schiltz is the youngest President of the Council of State in its history.