Paul Tant (4 April 1945 – 1 March 2014) was a Belgian politician. He was a member of

Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations (UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party wa ...

. He was mayor of

Kruishoutem Kruishoutem (, in French and English ''Cruyshautem'') is a village and was a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. In January 2018, the ...

from 1977 until 2009. He studied at

Ghent University Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the ...

, where he earned a degree in political science. He was a longtime professor at Ipsoc. He was mayor of

from 1977 until 2009. Tant served in the Chamber of Representatives from 1981 to 1987 and again from 1991 until 2007. Between his two terms in the Chamber of Representatives he served from 1989 to 1991 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 ...

. He died at the age of 68 on 1 March 2014.CD&V-politicus Paul Tant (68) overleden

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1945 births 2014 deaths Ghent University alumni Christian Democratic and Flemish politicians Mayors of places in Belgium Members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Members of the Senate (Belgium) {{Belgium-mayor-stub