Claude Turmes has been Luxembourg's Minister for Energy and Minister for Spatial Planning since December 2018. Before, he was Secretary of State for Sustainable Development and Infrastructures from June to December 2018. Previously, he was Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2018 for the Greens/EFA Group. At the EP, he was the Greens/EFA Group coordinator at the Industry, Research and Energy Committee, as well as the Greens/EFA Group Spokesperson for Energy Policy.