Janine Ghobert (24 April 1931 – 18 December 2022) was a Belgian jurist and politician of the Liberal Reformist Party (PRL).

Biography

Ghobert earned a doctorate in law and specialized in political science and international relations. She was president of the ''Conseil national de Protection de la Jeunesse'' from 1975 to 1981, president of the ''Conseil supérieur des Œuvres de l'Enfance'' from 1979 to 1983, and president of the ' from 1983 to 1988. She was honorary vice-president of the

King Baudouin Foundation The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) ( nl, Koning Boudewijnstichting, KBS; french: Fondation Roi-Baudouin) is an independent, pluralistic foundation based in Brussels (Belgium). It seeks to change society for the better and invests in inspiring proj ...

and honorary president of ''Solidarité Libérale internationale''. She was vice-president of the ''Comité national pour la célébration 40-60 du roi Baudouin Ier de Belgique''. Ghobert served in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

from 7 December 1981 to 24 November 1991 and was a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 24 November 1991 to 21 December 1992. On the latter date, she was nominated to be a judge on the

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, a mandate from which she retired on 24 April 2001. Ghobert was the wife of Baron . She died in

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on 18 December 2022, at the age of 91.

Decorations

*Officer of the Order of Leopold *Grand Officer of the

National Order of the Lion ("One People, One Goal, One Faith") , eligibility = , criteria = , status = Active , founder = , head_title = Grand Master , head = Macky Sall , head2_title = Grand Chancellor , head2 ...

*Officer of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghobert, Janine 1931 births 2022 deaths Belgian jurists Reformist Movement politicians Members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Members of the Senate (Belgium) Politicians from Ghent