Andreas Frans Theodoor Detiège (

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

, 22 December 1909 – 1 November 1980) was a Belgian

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for the social democratic

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, a Federal Representative (1947–1974) and Mayor of Antwerp (1976), after he had been Antwerp's Alderman responsible for Social Affairs (1947–1976) in the municipal government of mayor

Lode Craeybeckx Lode Craeybeckx (24 November 1897 – 25 July 1976) served as mayor of Antwerp, Belgium from 1947 until his death in 1976, becoming the longest-serving mayor of the city in its history. Biography François Ferdinand Louis Craeybeckx, better know ...

. His daughter,

Leona Detiège --> Career Detiège was a civil servant at the Belgian ministry of Economic Affairs, at the economic planning office, head-master of the "Volkshogeschool Emile Vandervelde" (adult-university, evening classes) in Antwerp. From 1970 to 1974 she wor ...

, also served as Antwerp's mayor and as a Federal Senator, while his granddaughter,

Maya Detiège Maya Detiège (born 30 August 1967, in Antwerp) is a Belgian politician. She is a member of the Flemish social-democratic party. At the moment, she is a federal representative. Family She is the daughter of the former mayor of Antwerp, Leona ...

, also served as a Federal Representative. Detiège held a degree ''Licentiaat Handelswetenschappen'' (equivalent to a

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) and studied at the Handelshogeschool, a college now integrated in University of Antwerp. From 1930–1947. Detiège was a journalist at the socialist daily national newspaper ''Volksgazet''. After being an active party member in the socialist movement and in the party, he was elected to Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1946, and stayed in office until 1974. While in the Chamber of Representatives, Detiège also became

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for Social Affairs (1947–1976), during the nearly 30 years of the mayoralty of Lode Craeybeckx in the city of Antwerp and in that capacity he was one of the most politically influential architects of post-war Antwerp. From December 1971 to March 1974, he was a member of the Cultural Council for the Dutch-speaking Cultural Community, predecessor of the

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. When Craeybeckx in 1976, Detiège became mayor, but didn't stand for re-election at the end of the year. Detiège was responsible for the destruction of nearly 5,000 inhabitable houses (hovels), unfortunately also some historically valuable houses (that were considered beyond restoration). He was promoted large scale social housing projects, sports and recreation facilities, a modern hospital, an open air museum for modern art and a new Municipal Slaughterhouse. Detiège modernised the public waste collection service and started a network of medical baby dispensaries, nurseries and pre-infant schools.

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External links

Biografische fiche Frans Detiège op website Vlaams Parlement

Biografische fiche Frans Detiège op website Vlaams Parlement

Inventaris van het Archief van Frans Detiège
in het Felixarchief, Antwerpen
Burgemeesters van Antwerpen , De Standaard
* BERTELS, I. 2009: Het Internationale zeemanshuis te Antwerpen. Van concept tot afbraak, in GREEFS, H. & VAN DAMME, I., In behouden haven. Liber Amicorum Greta Devos, Tielt, 215-233. * LAMPO, L. 2005: Matrozenpaleis. 50 jaar Internationaal Zeemanshuis Antwerpen, Antwerpen.
Stadsarchief Antwerpen, dossiers MA 26032-26033; MAPLANS 85693-85694, 85696; Audiovisueel Archief FOTO-OF#3805-3815
{{DEFAULTSORT:Detiege, Frans 1909 births 1980 deaths Belgian Socialist Party politicians Members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Mayors of Antwerp, Belgium