Armand De Decker (8 October 1948 – 12 June 2019) was a Belgian politician and member of the French-speaking liberal party Mouvement Réformateur (MR).
Armand De Decker | |
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President of the Senate | |
In office 12 July 2007 – 20 July 2010 | |
Preceded by | Anne-Marie Lizin |
Succeeded by | Danny Pieters |
In office 14 July 1999 – 20 July 2004 | |
Preceded by | Frank Swaelen |
Succeeded by | Anne-Marie Lizin |
Personal details | |
Born | Brussels, Belgium | 8 October 1948
Died | 12 June 2019 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium | (aged 70)
Political party | Reformist Movement |
Alma mater | Free University of Brussels, French |
Website | Official website |
De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law. He was also Mayor of city Uccle between 2006 and 2017. He died on 12 June 2019.[1]
Political career
edit- In 1981 he was elected for the Parti Réformateur Libéral to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives where he served until 1995.
- In 1995 he was elected to the Belgian Senate, and re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2010.[2]
- From 1999 to 2003, and from 2007 to 2010, he was President of the Senate.
- Beginning in 2010, he was second vice-president of the senate.
- He served as president of the council of the Brussels-Capital Region from 1995 to 1999.
- From 20 July 2004 to 12 July 2007, De Decker served as the minister responsible for Development Cooperation in the Belgian Federal Government.
- Until 17 June 2017[3] he was mayor of Uccle.
Honours
editNational honours
edit- Grand Cross of the Order of Crown (6 June 2010)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (11 May 2003)
- Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold (9 June 1999)
Foreign honours
edit- Colombia : Grand Officer of the Order of San Carlos (4 February 1997)
- Denmark : Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (28 February 2002) °
- Finland : Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose (30 March 2004) °
- France : Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour (9 July 1997)
- Greece : Grand Officer of the Order of the Phoenix (1er January 1994)
- Italy : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (15 October 2002) °
- Malta : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Mexico : Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (10 December 2002) °
- Norway : Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (20 May 2003) °
- Netherlands : Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Peru : Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun (2006) *
- Spain : Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (12 May 2000) °
- Sweden : Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star (8 May 2001) °
Notes
edit- ^ L'ex-président du Sénat et ex-bourgmestre d'Uccle Armand de Decker (MR) est décédé (in French)
- ^ "Belgische Senaat" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ "De Decker neemt ontslag als burgemeester Ukkel". De Tijd (in Dutch).
External links
edit- (in French) Sénat Belge, biographie
- (in French) Senators Biography 2007, pp. 97–104