Luc Van den Brande
Encyclopedia
Luc Van den Brande is a Flemish
politician, member of the CD&V
and was Minister-president of Flanders from 21 February 1992 until 13 July 1999. He took the initiative to create the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB). On 6 February 2008 he became President of the European Union
's Committee of the Regions
for a period of two years.
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
politician, member of the CD&V
Christian Democratic and Flemish
The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
and was Minister-president of Flanders from 21 February 1992 until 13 July 1999. He took the initiative to create the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB). On 6 February 2008 he became President of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
's Committee of the Regions
Committee of the Regions
The Committee of the Regions is European Union's assembly of local and regional representatives that provides sub-national authorities with a direct voice within the EU's institutional framework....
for a period of two years.
Studies
- Doctor in Law (KULKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenThe Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
) (1969) - Licence of Notary (KULKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenThe Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
) (1969) - Lawyer, MechelenMechelenMechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
Bar (1970-1988)
Parliamentarian mandates
- Member of the Belgian House of Representatives for the district of MechelenMechelenMechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
(1977–1991) - Leader of the Christian Democratic group CVP (1985–1988)
- Member of the Council of Culture and the Flemish Council (12 May 1977–21 May 1995)
- Senator for the district of Mechelen-Turnhout (1991–1995)
- Member of the Flemish House of Representatives for Mechelen-Turnhout (13 June 1995–4 July 1995) (16 July 1999–)
- President of the Commission for Foreign and European Affairs (1999–2004)
- Member of the Flemish House of Representatives for the Antwerp Province since June 2004
- Senator of Community (13 October 1999–)
- Member of the Federal advisory Committee on European Affairs
Governmental functions
- Federal Minister of Employment and Labour (9 May 1988–21 January 1992)
- President of the Government of Flanders and Minister for Economic Affairs, Small and Medium-Sized Business, Science Policy, Energy and Foreign Relations (21 January 1992–30 January 1992)
- Minister-President of the Government of Flanders and Minister for Economic Affairs, Small and Medium-Sized Business, Science Policy, Energy and Foreign Relations (30 January 1992–20 June 1995)
- Minister-President of the Government of Flanders, Minister for Foreign Policy, European Affairs, Science and Technology (20 June 1995–13 July 1999)
European mandates and responsibilities
- Member of the Bureau of the Assembly of European Regions (1992–1994)
- Vice-president (1994–1996) and president (1996–2000) of the Assembly of European Regions
- Member of the Committee of the Regions (since 1994)
- Vice-president of the Committee of the Regions (1994–1998) (2000–2002) – Head of the Belgian delegation (2002–2006)
- First Vice-president of the Committee of the Regions (2006–2008)
- President of the Committee of the Regions of the EU (2008–)
- Leader of the Christian Democratic Group in the Advisory Inter-parliamentary Council of the Benelux countries (2000–2008 )
Council of Europe
- Effective member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2001–)
- Vice-president of the Parliamentary Assembly (2003–2004)
- President of the Group EPP/CD in the Parliamentary Assembly (2005–) and thus also member of the Presidential Committee, the Bureau and the Standing Committee
- Effective member of the Political Affaires Committee and the Committee on the Honouring of obligations and commitments by member states, known as the Monitoring Committee;
- Member of various subcommittees
- Several times rapporteur on various occasions, e.g. monitoring of Turkey and the Russian Federation
- Leader of the observatory delegation for the legislative elections and of ad-hoc committees
- Representative of the Parliamentarian Assembly at the Committee of Ministers for the negotiations concerning the MOU between the Council and the UE
- President of the Council for Democratic Elections of the Venice Commission
Union of Western Europe
- Effective member of the Assembly of the Union of Western Europe (2001–)
Other representations
- Co-President of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM)(2010–)
- Extraordinary Professor on Politic institutions – KU Leuven (2000–2005)
- President Flanders Technology International
- President Lemmens Institute
- President International Association Anton van Wilderode
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cultural DiplomacyInstitute for Cultural DiplomacyThe Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Berlin. Founded in 1999 by Mark Donfried, its activities focus on promoting and developing the field of cultural diplomacy by conducting research, initiatives and programs, holding...
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Political and social interest
- General politics, economic, scientific and technological policies, State reforms, European and foreign policy