Antoine Duquesne (born on 3 February 1941 in Ixelles)
is a Belgian politician and
Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium
with the MR/MCC/PRL,
Member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on
the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs .
He is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs , a vice-chair of the
Delegation for relations with Mercosur and a substitute for the
Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Education
- 1965: Doctor of Law, University of Liège
Career
- 1965-1971: Assistant lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Liège
- 1965-1975: Lawyer practising at Liège
- 1975-1977: Deputy Secretary-General, National Committee for Training and Further Training in Trade and Commerce
- 1977-1982: General administrator, National Committee for Coordination and Dialogue on Continuing Education for Small Businesses and the French-Speaking Institute for Continuing Training for Small Businesses
- 1983-1988: Director, National Fund for Professional Credit
- 1973-1987: Head of the offices of various state secretaries and ministers
- since 1988: Lawyer practising in Marche-en-Famenne
- 2003-2004: Chairman of the PRL (1990-1992), then of the MR
- 1994-2004: Chairman of the MR Federation of the Province of Luxembourg
- 1989-2003: Member of Manhay Municipal Council
- 1995-1999: Mayor of Manhay
- 1991-1995: Member of the Walloon Regional Council and the French Community Council
- 1995-1999: Member of the House of Representatives (1991-1999), Quaestor (1995), Chairman of the Committee on Justice (1996-1999) and the Committee on Foreign Relations (1999) and Vice-President of the House of Representatives
- 1992-1999: Chairman of the PRL-FDF parliamentary intergroup
- Senator (1988-1991 and 2003-2004) and Chairman of the Senate's Committee on Agriculture and Small Businesses
- 1987-1988: Minister of Education
- 1999-2003: Minister for Home Affairs
Decorations
- Officer, Commander and Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
- Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- 1998: Minister of State
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)
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