Mathieu Jean Hubert Grosch (born 14 September 1950, in

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) is a

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and

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for the

German-speaking Community of Belgium The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), since 2017 also known as East Belgium (german: links=no, Ostbelgien), is ...

with the CSP-EVP, Member of the Bureau of the

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and sits on the

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. He is a substitute for the

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, a member of the Delegation to the EU-

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Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Japan.

Education

*1973:

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University of Liège The University of Liège (french: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. As of 2020, ULiège is ranked in the 301 ...

*1974: Accredited upper school teacher

Career

*1974–1981: teacher of English and German *1986–present: Member of the national bureau of the CSP *1994–present: Member of the EPP bureau *1981–1984: Adviser to the Prime Minister *1984–1985: Member of the provincial council *1986–1994: Member of Council, German-speaking Community *1986–1990: Government minister, German-speaking Community *1990–1994: Chairman of Council, German-speaking Community *1991–2012: Mayor of

Kelmis Kelmis (; french: La Calamine, ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, named for the historical deposits of calamine (zinc ore) nearby. , the population was 10,881; the area is and the population density is . The municipali ...

*1994–2014:

*Member of the Robert Schuman Foundation *1996–present: Member of the board of Bierset-Liège airport

Decorations

*1999: Merit award of the Meuse-Rhine Euregio *1999: Commander of the

Order of Leopold (Belgium) The Order of Leopold ( nl, Leopoldsorde, french: Ordre de Léopold, ) is one of the three current Belgian national honorary orders of knighthood. It is the oldest and highest order of Belgium and is named in honour of its founder, King Le ...

*2004:

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

, First Class

External links

Mathieu Grosch's official webpage
* * 1950 births Living people People from Eupen University of Liège alumni Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Christlich Soziale Partei (Belgium) MEPs German-speaking Community of Belgium MEPs for Belgium 1994–1999 MEPs for Belgium 1999–2004 MEPs for Belgium 2004–2009 MEPs for Belgium 2009–2014 {{Wallonia-politician-stub