Dominique Urbany

Luxembourgian politician

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Dominique Urbany
Dominique Urbany

Chairman of the Communist Party of Luxembourg
In office 1965–1976
Succeeded by	René Urbany
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Luxembourg
In office 1935–1965
Minister for Social Assistance and Public Health
In office 21 June 1946 – 1 March 1947
Preceded by	Charles Marx
Succeeded by	Alphonse Osch

Personal details
Born	29 March 1903 Rumelange, Luxembourg
Died	21 October 1986 (1986-10-22) (aged 83) Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Political party	KPL
Occupation	Politician

Dominique Urbany (29 March 1903 – 21 October 1986) was a Luxembourgish politician. He was the father of journalist and politician René Urbany.

Urbany was one of the delegates at the socialist congress at Differdange, that voted for affiliation to the Communist International. He was a founder of the Young Communist League of Luxembourg. He became general secretary of the Communist Party of Luxembourg in 1936. He was elected to parliament in 1945, leading the communist faction. He remained in parliament for three decades. In 1965 he became chairman of the Communist Party.^[1]