Mayor Of Bruges
This is a list of mayors of Bruges. {, width=90% class="wikitable" ! width=10% , Name ! width=6% , Date of birth ! width=6% , Date of death ! width=6% , Office entered ! width=6% , Office left ! width=10% , Party , - , Jean-Baptiste Coppieters 't Wallant , 8 December 1770 , 8 July 1840 , 1830 , 1841 , , - , Jean-Marie de Pelichy van Huerne , 12 May 1774 , 18 November 1859 , 1841 , 1855 , Catholic Party , - , Jules Boyaval , 7 February 1814 , 13 September 1879 , 1855 , 1876 , Liberal Party , - , Amedée Visart de Bocarmé , 4 November 1835 , 29 May 1924 , 1876 , 1924 , Catholic Party , - , Victor Van Hoestenberghe , 10 December 1868 , 12 July 1960 , 1924 , 1956 , Christian People's Party , - , Pierre Vandamme , 10 July 1885 , 18 March 1983 , 1956 , 1971 , Christian People's Party , - , Michel Van Maele , 2 October 1921 , 26 February 2003 , 1972 , 1977 , Christian People's Party , - , Frank Van Acker , 10 January 192 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bruges
Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the country by population. The area of the whole city amounts to more than 13,840 hectares (138.4 km2; 53.44 sq miles), including 1,075 hectares off the coast, at Zeebrugge (from , meaning 'Bruges by the Sea'). The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is oval in shape and about 430 hectares in size. The city's total population is 117,073 (1 January 2008),Statistics Belgium; ''Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2008'' (excel-file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, as of 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Belgian Socialist Party
nl, Belgische Socialistische Partij , logo = Logo of the Belgian Socialist Party.png , caption = The fist and rose emblem used by the party from 1973. , leader1_title = President , leader1_name = Achille Van Acker (first)André Cools (last) , leader2_title = Founder , leader2_name = Paul-Henri Spaak , foundation = 1945 , dissolved = 1978 , predecessor = Belgian Labour Party , successor = Socialist Party (Flemish) Socialist Party (Francophone) , headquarters = Brussels, Belgium , newspaper = , wing1_title = Trade union wing , wing1 = General Federation of Belgian Labour , ideology = Social democracy Democratic socialism , position = Centre-left , international = Socialist International , european = Confederation of the Socialist Parties , colours = Red , country = Belgium The Belgian Socialist Party (french: Parti Socialiste belge, PSB; nl, Belgische Socialistische Partij, BSP) was a social-democrat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lists Of Mayors Of Places In Belgium
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Timeline Of Bruges
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Bruges, Belgium. Prior to 18th century * 865 Fort built by Margrave Baldwin I of Flanders. * 1000 Regional Brugse Vrije established (approximate date). * 1127 Count Charles I of Flanders assassinated. * 1134 Storm creates Zwin inlet, connecting Bruges to the North Sea. * 1146 Eekhout Abbey active (approximate date). * 1150 St. John's Hospital founded (approximate date). * 1157 Chapel of the Holy Blood built (approximate date). * 1180 Damme harbour built near Bruges. * 1223 St. Salvator's Church rebuilt. * 1240 Belfry of Bruges built in the Markt (approximate date). * 1244 Ten Wijngaerde Béguinage founded (approximate date). * 1294 built on the Grote Markt. * 1297 ** Area of Bruges expanded. ** Church of Our Lady tower built. * 1302 ** 18 May: Bruges Matins (massacre) occurs. ** French-Flemish Battle of the Golden Spurs fought in Kortrijk; Flemish win. * 1303 Procession of the Holy Blood instituted. * 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christian Democratic And Flemish
Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations (UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party was named the Christian People's Party (''Christelijke Volkspartij'', CVP). It was traditionally the largest political party of Flanders, until it was overtaken by the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) in the 2010s. CD&V participated in most governments and has generally the largest number of mayors. Most Prime Ministers of Belgium and Ministers-President of Flanders have been CD&V politicians. Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014, is one of the leading politicians of CD&V. CD&V is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and Centrist Democrat International. History The history of the CD&V dates back to the 19th century. It originated in the 19th century Catholic Party. At the end of the century, the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dirk De Fauw
Dirk De fauw (born 7 December 1957) is a Belgian politician of the CD&V party. He is the son of , a politician of the CVP who was municipal councilor of Sint-Andries, provincial councilor in West Flanders and deputy of the same province. Dirk De fauw studied law and is a lawyer. He is the current mayor of Bruges. Career He is a Municipal councilor of Bruges since 1983 and a Provincial councilor of West Flanders since 1986. In 1991 he became party leader for the CD&V in the West Flemish provincial council. After the provincial elections of 21 October 1994 he was appointed vice-chairman of the provincial council. He has been an Alderman of Public Works in the city of Bruges from 1995 to 2000. From 2001 to 2012, he was member of the permanent deputation of the province of West Flanders. In 2013 he became an alderman for welfare, diversity and policiy of the North-South, and was also chairman of the OCMW in Bruges, until the end of 2018. In early 2011, he was appointed CD&V party ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Socialistische Partij Anders
Vooruit (Dutch for Forward, ) is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. The party was known as the Flemish Socialist Party (1978–2001: ''Socialistische Partij'', SP; 2001–2021: ''Socialistische Partij Anders'', SP.A) until 21 March 2021, when its current name was adopted. The party was founded following the linguistic split of the Belgian Socialist Party in 1978, which also produced the Francophone Socialist Party. The Belgian Socialist Party itself consisted of former members of the Belgian Labour Party. From December 2011 to September 2014, the party was part of the Di Rupo Government, along with its Francophone counterpart. In 2020, it re-entered federal government as part of the De Croo Government. The party has been a part of the Flemish Government several times. History 1885–1940 1940–1978 Since 1978 The party was the big winner in the 2003 election, running on the SP.A–Spirit joint list (cartel) with the social-liberal party Spi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Renaat Landuyt
Renaat Julien Landuyt (born 28 January 1959) is a Belgian socialist politician. He is a member of the SP.A. Renaat Landuyt became a licentiate in law in 1982 and has been an attorney since then. He was first elected to the Belgian House of Representatives in 1991, where he served until 1999. From 1995 to 1999 he served as a quaestor of the House. He served as secretary of the parliamentary investigation into the Dutroux Affair. After the 1999 general elections Landuyt became Flemish minister of Labour and Tourism. After Steve Stevaert resigned from the Flemish government in 2003, Landuyt took over his portfolio of Deputy Minister-President on top of his own Minister of Labour and Tourism for the remainder of the term. After the regional elections of 2004, Landuyt left the Flemish government to become Minister of Transport in the federal government (2004–2007). He was elected again to the Belgian Parliament in June 2007 and after the establishment of the Leterme I Governme ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Patrick Moenaert
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Fernand Bourdon
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Frank Van Acker
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Jean-Baptiste Coppieters 't Wallant
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