Gauthier Destenay
Gauthier Destenay (born 21 September 1979) is a Belgian architect who is the husband of former Prime Minister of Luxembourg and current Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.
Also recorded as Gauthier Christian Destenay
Gauthier Destenay

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- Born
- 1979. · Virton.
- Nationality
- Belgium.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Education
- University of Liège.
- Honours
- Ordre de Chevalerie du Haut de la Ville.
- Languages
- French and Luxembourgish.
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Gauthier Destenay (born 21 September 1979) is a Belgian architect who is the husband of former Prime Minister of Luxembourg and current Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.
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Destenay is from the Belgian Province of Luxembourg and has worked as an associate architect at Belgian-Luxembourgish firm A3 Architecture since 2013. He graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Liège in 2003. Destenay has been in a civil union with Bettel since 2010 and appeared along with Bettel at many official events, including the Wedding of Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy. Destenay asked for Bettel's hand in marriage in August 2014. They were married on 15 May 2015 in a private ceremony officiated by Luxembourg city mayor Lydie Polfer in the presence of around 250 guests. Bettel became the first European Union head of government to marry a same-sex partner. The wedding was also attended by Elio Di Rupo, the former Belgian Prime Minister who was the European Union's first openly gay head of government. The ceremony was followed by a reception for 500 guests at the Cercle-Cité. Destenay gained attention on social media when he appeared as the only male spouse in a group portrait of world leaders' spouses and partners at the 2017 NATO summit. Destenay's name was omitted from the caption of a Facebook photo posted by the White House, even though all the other spouses were correctly labeled. The post was subsequently edited after it led to criticism and accusations of homophobia.

U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg Robert Mandell; Luxembourg First Gentleman Gauthier Destenay; Mrs. Julie Mandell, and Minister for Sustainable Development and Infrastructures François Bausch (left to right) attend a New Year's Reception and farewell reception for the U.S. Ambassador.
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1979
Gauthier Destenay born at Virton.
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- 1.Heavy.com. Gauthier Destenay: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. 26 May 2017.
- 2.A3 Architecture. A3 Bureau.
- 3.Luxembourg's prime minister first EU leader to marry same-sex partner. The Guardian. 15 May 2015.
- 4.Luxembourg PM first gay EU leader to marry. The Express Tribune. 15 May 2015.
- 5.Luxemburger Wort. Xavier Bettel and Gauthier Destenay say 'I do'.
- 6.Luxembourg's Prime Minister has just married his boyfriend. TheJournal.ie.
- 7.CNN. Why this photo of political spouses and partners is making waves. 26 May 2017.
- 8.Why Gauthier Destenay is making headlines. The Economic Times.
- 9.Schaverien, Anna. White House accused of homophobia after Luxembourg PM's husband omitted from photo caption. The Daily Telegraph. 28 May 2017.
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