Dupong-Schaus Ministry

The Dupong-Schaus Ministry was the government of Luxembourg between 1 March 1947 and 3 July 1951. It was a coalition between the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), and the Democratic Group.

The Dupong-Schaus Ministry came about when the National Union government resigned. The CSV and the Democratic Group formed a coalition based on the support of 34 of 51 members of the Chamber of Deputies. However, at the partial elections of 6 June 1948, the LSAP became once again the strongest party in the South constituency, while the Communist Party made losses. Despite its good results, the LSAP decided to remain in opposition. Although Dupong was well-disposed to the idea of a three-party government to tackle the problem of reconstruction, the LSAP refused to join a coalition that contained the liberals. The LSAP advocated an economy based on dirigisme and planning, which was radically opposed to liberal ideas.

The government's parliamentary majority before and after the elections of 1948.

In an international political climate marked by the beginning of the Cold War, the Luxembourg government aligned itself definitively with the Western powers. It participated in different initiatives which put in place a system of military alliances between the countries of the West. On 17 March 1948, Luxembourg agreed to the pact of Brussels, in which France, the United Kingdom and the Benelux countries agreed to offer mutual assistance in case they were attacked. On 4 April 1949, Luxembourg signed the North Atlantic Treaty, which gave rise to NATO. These decisions were supported by the three major parties of the country, but not by the Communist Party.

Luxembourg, following the lead of the Allies, also normalised its relations with Germany. In 1949, it renounced its territorial claims, retaining only a forest near Vianden, the Kammerwald, as payment for war reparations.

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