Mathias Hinterscheid

Mathias Hinterscheid (26 January 1931 – 27 December 2016) was a Luxembourg trade unionist.

Born in Dudelange, Hinterscheid attended the Athanaeum in Luxembourg City.

[2] In 1976, Hinterscheid was elected as the general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).

[3] From 1998 until 2008, Hinterscheid served on the board of directors of the Central Bank of Luxembourg.

He died late in 2016, shortly after being honored for 70 years in the trade union movement.