André Marguerite Guillaume Kempinaire (b. Hasselt

Hasselt

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, 26 January 1929) was a Belgian

Belgium

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 liberal politician for the Party for Freedom and Progress

Party for Freedom and Progress

The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur...

 (PVV).

Kempinaire is a doctor in Law and a lawyer

Lawyer

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. He was a member of the Belgian Federal Parliament

Belgian Federal Parliament

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 (1965–1968 and 1971–1991) for the PVV in the district Kortrijk

Kortrijk

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 and became State Secretary for public office (1976–1977), minister of the Flemish community (1980) and State Secretary of foreign trade (1981–1985) and of development cooperation (1985–1989).

Source

• André Kempinaire (Council of Europe)