Henri Frank

Henri Frank died after a long illness, aged 81. RTL Lëtzebuerg reported his death early on Monday 26 October 2026, and the news was carried the same morning by RTL Today and L'essentiel, which wrote that Manternach was mourning its former mayor. The exact date and place of death and details of the funeral had not been published at the time of writing.

Henri Frank was born around 1945; reports of his death in October 2026 gave his age as 81. Details of his birthplace, family background and schooling have not been published in the sources available. He trained in law and was admitted to the Luxembourg bar in 1970. Later in life he kept up a strong interest in literature and philosophy, and in 2019 he enrolled at the University of Trier as a non-degree student (auditeur libre).

Frank was admitted to the Luxembourg bar in 1970 and founded his own law firm in 1973. The practice, later known as Frank Cohrs Bock, had nearly a dozen lawyers by 2026. He pleaded in criminal, commercial, civil and labour law, and his firm described criminal law as his particular strength, together with administrative cases in which he used his experience as a mayor. He was a founding member of the non-profit Action Prison and of the association of criminal defence lawyers.

In local politics he was mayor of Manternach, in Luxembourg's Grevenmacher canton, from 1975 to 2005 and again from 2011 to 2017, 36 years in total. Willibrord de Jong held the office between his two spells. During his time in office the commune built the Centre Beaurepaire school and sports complex in Berbourg and the cultural centre in Lellig. After the 2017 municipal elections, in which he finished fifth in the majority vote, he left local politics and Jean-Pierre (Jempi) Hoffmann became mayor. In 2018 he was named honorary mayor of Manternach. In 2000 he was national president of the Chrëschtlech Sozial Gemengeréit (CSG), the association of Christian Social local councillors.

In football, Frank was president of FC Berdenia Berbourg and vice-president of the Luxembourg Football Federation (FLF).

Frank was a devoted football fan and spent his leisure time on literature and philosophy. His daughter, Lynn Frank, followed him into law, became one of the four partners of his firm and was appointed a member of Luxembourg's Council of State.

Frank's 36 years as mayor made him one of the longest serving local leaders in eastern Luxembourg, and RTL described him as a well known political figure of the region. The Centre Beaurepaire in Berbourg and the cultural centre in Lellig were built during his tenure, and the commune made him its honorary mayor in 2018. The law firm he founded in 1973 continues, with his daughter Lynn Frank among its partners.