Frederik A. A. Willockx (born 2 September 1947) is a Belgian socialist politician, member of the Flemish
Different Socialist Party.
Freddy Willockx was first elected to the
Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1979 and served until 1994. He served as state secretary for finances in 1980 and as minister of post, telephony and telegraph services from 1980 to 1981 and from 1988 to 1989. He served as minister of pensions 1992-1994. He was elected a
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
(1994–1999). In June 1999 he was elected again to the Chamber of Representatives but resigned in July when he was appointed special government commissioner for the handling of the
Dioxin Affair and for the implementation of
European Directives
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(1999–2001). He was named as
minister of state
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in 2002.
He served as mayor of Sint-Niklaas from 1989 to 1995 and once again from 2001 to 2010, when he retired.
References
Biography of Willockx at the website of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Willockx, Freddy
1947 births
Living people
Belgian socialists
Belgian Ministers of State
People from Sint-Niklaas
Mayors of places in Belgium