Alfred Bertrand
Alfred Alfons Elisabeth Bertrand (born May 26, 1913 in Bilzen , † November 22, 1986 in Sint-Truiden ) was a Belgian politician ( CVP ).
Alfred Bertrand was Minister of Transport in the Théo Lefèvre government from 1961 to 1965 . In 1966 he became Minister of Health under Pierre Harmel and kept this office under Gaston Eyskens until he left the ministerial office in 1971.
He was also a member of the Belgian Parliament . From 1952 to 1979 he was also a member of the parliamentary assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community , the European Parliament . In the European Parliament he was group leader of the EPP from 1975 to 1977 .
In 1986 he was awarded the Robert Schuman Medal .
His daughter Hilde Houben-Bertrand became the first female governor of a Belgian province in Limburg .
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- 50 years of history of the EPP Group 1953-2003, published by the EPP Group, page 93
Emmanuel Sassen (1953–1958) | Pierre Wigny (1958–1958) | Alain Poher (1958–1966) | Joseph Illerhaus (1966–1969) | Hans August Lücker (1969–1975) | Alfred Bertrand (1975–1977) | Egon Klepsch (1977–1982) | Paolo Barbi (1982-1984) | Egon Klepsch (1984-1992) | Leo Tindemans (1992-1994) | Wilfried Martens (1994-1999) | Hans-Gert Pöttering (1999–2007) | Joseph Daul (2007-2014) | Manfred Weber (since 2014)
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| SURNAME | Bertrand, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bertrand, Alfred Alfons Elisabeth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian politician, MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bilzen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1986 |
| Place of death | Sint-Truiden |