Armand De Decker (8 October 1948 – 12 June 2019) was a

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politician and member of the French-speaking liberal party

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(MR). De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law. He was also Mayor of city

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between 2006 and 2017. He died on 12 June 2019.

Political career

* In 1981 he was elected for the

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to the

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where he served until 1995. * In 1995 he was elected to the

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, and re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2010. ** From 1999 to 2003, and from 2007 to 2010, he was President of the Senate. ** Beginning in 2010, he was second Vice-President of the Senate. * He served as president of the council of the

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from 1995 to 1999. * From 20 July 2004 to 12 July 2007, De Decker served as the minister responsible for Minister of Development Cooperation (Belgium), Development Cooperation in the Belgian Federal Government. * Until June 17, 2017 he was mayor of Uccle.

Honours

National honours

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

Foreign honours

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

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External links

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