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 Parliament 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 Parliament for the province of Antwerp since June 2004
Community Senator (13 October 1999–)
Member of the Federal advisory Committee on European Affairs
Governmental functionsedit
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)
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
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Luc Van den Brande news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message This biographical article is written like a resume Please help improve it by revising it to be neutral and encyclopedic September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Dutch name the surname is Van den Brande not Brande Luc Van den Brande born 13 October 1945 is a Flemish politician member of the CD amp V and was Minister president of Flanders from 21 January 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 Luc Van den BrandeMinister President of FlandersIn office 21 January 1992 13 July 1999Preceded byGaston GeensSucceeded byPatrick DewaelPersonal detailsBorn 1945 10 13 13 October 1945 age 78 Mechelen BelgiumPolitical partyChristian Democratic and FlemishSpouseMaria BaelusChildren3 and 6 grandchildren Alma materCatholic University of Leuven Contents 1 Studies 2 Political career 2 1 Parliamentarian mandates 2 2 Governmental functions 2 3 European mandates and responsibilities 2 4 Council of Europe 2 5 Western European Union 3 Other representations 4 Political and social interest 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksStudies editDoctor in Law KUL 1969 Licence of Notary KUL 1969 Lawyer Mechelen Bar 1970 1988 Political career editParliamentarian mandates edit Member of the Belgian House of Representatives for the district of Mechelen 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 Parliament 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 Parliament for the province of Antwerp since June 2004 Community Senator 13 October 1999 Member of the Federal advisory Committee on European AffairsGovernmental functions edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 CommissionWestern European Union edit Effective member of the Assembly of the Western European Union 2001 2009 Other representations editCo 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 WilderodePolitical and social interest editGeneral politics economic scientific and technological policies State reforms European and foreign policyHonours edit2007 Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold II 1 1999 Grand Officer in the Order of Leopold References edit Luc Van den Brande www senate be External links edit nbsp Media related to Luc Van den Brande at Wikimedia Commons CV of Luc Van den Brande on Belgian Senate websitePolitical officesPreceded byGaston Geens Minister President of Flanders1992 1999 Succeeded byPatrick Dewael Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luc Van den Brande amp oldid 1094099063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
