Luxembourg, First Counselor, Director of the Media and Telecom
Department, Ministry of State of Luxemburg
Jean-Paul Zens graduated in law and in psychology from the
University of Strasbourg (France) in 1979. After two years of private practice
in Luxembourg, he was appointed assistant prosecutor’s office. In 1985, he
joined the diplomatic service (department of international economical affairs.)
to represent Luxembourg’s interests at the international level in the field of
media and communications. In 1993, he accepted the job as Director of the Media
and Audiovisual Department of the Prime Minister’s Office, later renamed
“Media and Telecommunications Department». This department has been set up in
order to accompany the convergence of media, telecommunications et information
technologies. It handles the coordination of all matters related to media policy
including Internet, content, data protection and all regulatory aspects linked
to these matters. Since1993, Jean-Paul Zens is also the Government
representative on the Board of Directors of SES-GLOBAL, the Luxembourg-based
satellite operator (www.ses-global.com).
Since 1995, Mr. Zen also represents Luxembourg’s interest within RTL-Group as
a Government commissioner.