Roger De Wulf
Roger Pierre De Wulf (born January 5, 1929 in Vilvoorde , Province of Flemish Brabant ; † April 4, 2016 ) was a Belgian politician of the Belgian Socialist Party BSP (Belgian Socialist Party) and most recently the Socialist Partij Anders (SP), who was under was also a member of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate and was a minister in Belgium and Flanders on several occasions .
Life
Member of Parliament, State Secretary and Minister in Belgium
De Wulf was a candidate of the Belgian Socialist Party BSP (Belgian Socialist Partij) for the first time on March 10, 1974 member of the Chamber of Deputies of Belgium and represented in this until October 12, 1985 the interests of the arrondissement of Brussels . In addition, on April 4, 1974, he became a member of the culture council of the Flemish Cultural Community (Cultuurraad voor de Nederlandse Cultuurgemeenschap) for the BSP , to which he was a member until December 16, 1978 and again from January 18, 1979 to March 8, 1990. During this time he was a member of the Committee on Language Legislation and Language Protection from May 9, 1974 to April 16, 1977.
On June 3, 1977, De Wulf took over the post of State Secretary for Economic Affairs and State Secretary for Social Affairs in the second government of Prime Minister Leo Tindemans and held these offices until April 3, 1979 in the subsequent second government of Vanden Boeynant . He then acted as the successor to Guy Spitaels from April 3, 1979 until his replacement by Michel Hansenne on December 17, 1981 as Minister for Employment and Labor in the first , second , third and fourth governments of Prime Minister Wilfried Martens and in the government of Prime Minister Mark Eyskens .
Flemish Minister and Senator in Belgium
After the Cultural Council of the Flemish Cultural Community was renamed the Flemish Council (Vlaamse Raad) , the forerunner of today's Flemish Parliament (Vlaams Parlement) , De Wulf was a member of the SP from October 21, 1980 to May 20, 1995.
On 22 December 1981 De Wulf was the first Prime Minister of Flanders Gaston Geens appointed to the Government of Flanders and held in this up to his replacement by January Lenssens on 9 December 1985, the Office of the Minister of Health (Gemeenschapsminister van Gezondheidsbeleid) .
After leaving the Belgian Chamber of Deputies, De Wulf was elected a member of the Senate of Belgium on October 13, 1985 in the arrondissement of Brussels, to which he was a member until May 20, 1995. After leaving the government of Flanders, he was a member of the Flemish Parliament's Committee on Home Affairs and Language Regulations from December 13, 1985 to December 12, 1987, as well as a deputy member of the Foreign Affairs and Sport Committees. He also held these functions from February 23 to November 9, 1988.
Prime Minister Gaston Geens called De Wulf on October 18, 1988 again in the government of Flanders, in which he was now the successor of Theo Kelchtermans as Minister for Employment ( Minister of State Cabinet van Tewerkstelling) . He held this office until his replacement by Leona Detiège on January 20, 1992. During his last term in the Flemish Parliament, he was a member of the advisory committee there for Brussels and Flemish Brabant from February 26, 1992 to May 20, 1995.
After he left the Senate, he was awarded the title of Honorary Senator on May 3, 1996.
Web links
- Entry on the homepage of the Flemish Parliament
- Entry on odis.be
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | De Wulf, Roger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Wulf, Roger Pierre (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vilvoorde , Province of Flemish Brabant |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 2016 |