Tom Weidig
Tom Weidig | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2023 | |
| Constituency | Centre |
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| Born | 9 December 1972 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
Tom Weidig (born 9 December 1972) is a Luxembourgish politician.[1] He has served as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Centre since 2023, as a representative of the right-wing Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR).[1]
Weidig was born and brought up in Esch-sur-Alzette.[2] His parents were from Grevenmacher.[2] As a teenager, he represented Luxembourg at the World Junior Chess Championship.[2] He graduated from Imperial College London in 1996 with a Master of Science degree in Theoretical Physics, and earned his doctorate from Durham University in 1999.[1] He was then a postdoc at UMIST, and in 2001 a visiting scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He later worked in the finance and venture capital industries.[2] He supports the promotion of the Luxembourgish language.[3]
In February 2025, Weidig received a written warning from his party after he liked a Facebook comment that was described as being anti-LGBTQ+.[4] He issued an apology, but also insisted his actions had been misunderstood.[4]
Personal
[edit]Weidig, who developed a stutter in early childhood, has a strong interest in the science behind stuttering.[5] He was a board member of the British Stammering Association from 1995 to 1999.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Tom Weidig". Ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Welsch, Annette (3 November 2023). "Tom Weidig: Der Mann, der gegen den Strom schwimmt". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Tom Weidig". OECD events. OECD. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ a b Javel, Florian (18 February 2025). "ADR warns MP Tom Weidig over homophobic social media 'like'". Luxembourg Times. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "People involved". BPS2. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- 1972 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Luxembourgian politicians
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Centre
- Alternative Democratic Reform Party politicians
- People with speech disorders
- Alumni of Imperial College London
- Alumni of Durham University
- People from Esch-sur-Alzette
- Luxembourgian chess players