Raymond Langendries

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Raymond Langendries (born October 1, 1943 in Tubize ) is a Belgian politician of the Center Démocrate Humaniste (cdH).

Life

Langendries received his qualification as a primary school teacher in 1964 and then worked in this profession until 1972. In 1971 he was elected to the council of Tubize, was a lay judge from 1976 to 1982 and has been mayor of his home parish since 1995.

In 1972 he took over the post of parliamentary group secretary of the Parti Social Chrétien (PSC) - as the party cdH was called until 2002 - in the Belgian Chamber of Deputies and was party secretary from 1974 to 1979. From 1979 to 1981 and from 1991 to 2004 Langendries was a member of the Chamber. During this time he was from 1979 to 1981, from 1991 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2004 parliamentary group chairman of the PSC / cdH and from 1995 to 1999 President of the Chamber of Deputies. Between 1985 and 1991 he was a member of the Belgian Senate , where he was also parliamentary group leader of the PSC from 1985 to 1989.

In 1989 Langendries was appointed Minister for Public Service and held this post until 1992. From 2004 to 2009 he was a member of the European Parliament . He was a member of the Group of the European People's Party and European Democrats , as well as the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

On July 17, 2008, Langendries, together with François-Xavier de Donnea and Karl-Heinz Lambertz, was commissioned by King Albert II as a mediator to mediate in the context of the ongoing government crisis between Flemings and Wallonia and to pave the way for state reform.

Langendries has received several awards for his services. So he received the title of Commander of the Order of the Crown , Commander of the Order of the Leopold , and in 2002 the title of Minister of State.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Belgium: Leterme has to sit out the crisis , www.focus.de. July 18, 2008. 

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personal data
SURNAME Langendries, Raymond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian politician (cdH), MEP
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Tubize