Leona Maria Detiège (born

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,

, 26 November 1942) is a Belgian politician. Detiège was a member of the

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and is till member of its successor Flemish social-democratic party. Until 2014, she was a federal senator, succeeding

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in October 2012. From 1995 till 2003 she was Mayor of Antwerp. Detiège was born in Antwerp. Her father,

Frans Detiège Andreas Frans Theodoor Detiège (Antwerp, 22 December 1909 – 1 November 1980) was a Belgian politician for the social democratic Belgian Socialist Party, a Federal Representative (1947–1974) and Mayor of Antwerp (1976), after he had been Ant ...

, had also served as Mayor of Antwerp, while her daughter,

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 ...

, served as a federal representative.

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 worked for several ministers as cabinetcollaborator. Political mandates : : 1974 - 1977 : member of the Provincial Council of Antwerp Province. : 1977 - 1991 : member of Parliament, MP : 1977 - 1980 : Cultural council for the Dutch-speaking community predecessor for the

Flemish Parliament The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , formerly called Flemish Council or ''Vlaamse Raad'') constitutes the legislative power in Flanders for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and as a cultural communi ...

, : 1980 - 1988 : member of the

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: 1980 - 1995 : member of the Vlaamse Raad or later

: 1988 - 1992 : federal Secretary of State#Belgium for pensions : 1991 - 1995 : member of

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: 1992 - 1995 : Flemish minister of employment and social affairs : 1995 - 2003 : Mayor or burgemaster of

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,

. she left that post in 2003 but remained from 1995 till 2006 counselor. Detiège holds the title of Commandeur in the

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References

External links

Biografic record of Leona Detiège at the Flemish ParliamentLeona Detiège at the Belgian Senate
1942 births Living people Members of the Belgian Federal Parliament 21st-century Belgian politicians 21st-century Belgian women politicians Mayors of Antwerp, Belgium {{Belgium-mayor-stub