text: Louis Rech
  
  Louis Rech; born Luigi Rech; (7 December 1926 – 6 January 2012) was a Luxembourgish politician and trade unionist.  A member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, Rech served as Mayor of Dudelange between 1985 and 1993.
  
  Born as one of six children in Faller, Sovramonte, Province of Belluno, Italy, Rech's parents emigrated to Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg, when he was one year old, in order for Rech's father to work in the Arbed steel mill.  They lived in Dudelange's Italian Quarter, speaking Italian in everyday life and retaining Italian traditions.  Despite this, Rech didn't return to Italy until the age of 35, having naturalised as a Luxembourgian citizen in 1956.
  
  Rech progressed from the trade union movement to involvement in the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP).  In 1985, he became Mayor of Dudelange, becoming the first Italian Luxembourger to hold the position of mayor in any commune.
  
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  Category:1926 births
  Category:2012 deaths
  Category:People from the Province of Belluno
  Category:Mayors of Dudelange
  Category:Councillors in Dudelange
  Category:Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians
  Category:Luxembourgian trade unionists
  Category:Italian emigrants to Luxembourg