August Maria Christiaan De Winter (12 May 1925 – 30 July 2005) was a liberal Belgian

Belgium

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 politician of the PVV

Party for Freedom and Progress

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. Between 1965 and 1971, he was burgomaster of Grimbergen

Grimbergen

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. He was State Secretary of the regional economy of Brussels

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 in the government Tindemans-De Clercq (25 April 1974 - 3 June 1977) and State Secretary of the district of Brussels in the government Martens-III (18 May 1980 - 22 October 1980). De Winter ended his political career as a member of the European parliament

European Parliament

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