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Preceded by
  
Anne-Marie Lizin

Succeeded by
  
Danny Pieters

Name
  
Armand Decker


Preceded by
  
Frank Swaelen

Role
  
Belgian Politician

Succeeded by
  
Anne-Marie Lizin

Party
  
Mouvement Reformateur


Born
  
8 October 1948 (age 76) Brussels, Belgium (
1948-10-08
)

Alma mater
  
Free University of Brussels, French

Education
  
Universite libre de Bruxelles

Political party
  
Reformist Movement

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Armand De Decker (born 8 October 1948) is a Belgian politician and member of the French-speaking liberal party Mouvement Réformateur (MR).

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De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law.

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Political career

  • In 1981 he was elected for the Parti Réformateur Libéral to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives where he served until 1995.
  • In 1995 he was elected to the Belgian Senate, and re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2010.
  • From 1999 to 2003, and from 2007 to 2010, he was President of the Senate.
  • Since 2010, he is second Vice-President of the Senate.
  • He served as president of the council of the Brussels-Capital Region from 1995 to 1999.
  • From 20 July 2004 to 12 July 2007, De Decker has served as the minister responsible for Development Cooperation in the Belgian Federal Government.
  • Till June 17, 2017 he is mayor of Uccle.

    • National honours

  • Grand Cross of the Order of Crown (6 June 2010)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (11 May 2003)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold (9 June 1999)

    • Foreign honours

  •  Colombia : Grand Officer of the Order of San Carlos (4 February 1997)
  •  Denmark : Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (28 February 2002) °
  •  Finland : Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose (30 March 2004) °
  •  France : Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour (9 July 1997)
  •  Greece : Grand Officer of the Order of the Phoenix (1er January 1994)
  •  Italy : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (15 October 2002) °
  •  Malta : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
  •  Mexico : Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (10 December 2002) °
  •  Norway : Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (20 May 2003) °
  •  Netherlands : Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
  •  Peru : Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun (2006) *
  •  Spain : Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (12 May 2000) °
  •  Sweden : Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star (8 May 2001) °

    • References

    Armand De Decker Wikipedia
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