Philippe Busquin (born 6 January 1941) is a Belgian politician. Busquin was born in Feluy. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009 for the

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with the Parti Socialiste, part of the

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and sat on the European Parliament's

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. Busquin was the chairman of the Science and Technology Options Assessment Panel. He also was a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. His tendency to stutter has been the subject of satirical videos on YouTube, some garnering hundreds of thousands of hits. From 1999 to 2004, he was Member of the European Commission with responsibility for research.

Education

*1962: Degree in physics from the Free University of Brussels *1976: Postgraduate certificate in

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studies *1980: First degree in philosophy at the Free University of Brussels

Career

*1962–1977: Lecturer at the Nivelles teacher training college *Assistant lecturer at the Free University of Brussels *1992–1999: Chairman of the PS *since 1992: Vice-President of the Socialist International *1994–1996: Vice-President of the PES *1995–1999: Mayor of Seneffe *1977–1978: Ordinary Member for the province of Hainaut *1982–1986: Minister for the Budget and Energy for the Walloon Region *1986: Minister of Economic Affairs for the Walloon Region *1979–1994: Member of the national Parliament *1994–1999: Senator *1980–1982: Minister of Education *1981: Minister of the Interior *1987: Minister for Social Affairs *since 1992: Minister of State *1999–2004: Member of the European Commission with responsibility for research *2004–2009: Member of the European Parliament (MEP)

Honours

He was awarded: * : Grand Cross of the

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(1995) * : Commander of the Order of Leopold (1987) * : Civic Medal, First Class (1988) * Honorary Doctorate from

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(2004)

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* * , - , - 1941 births Living people Belgian European Commissioners Belgian Ministers of State Belgian socialists Free University of Brussels (1834–1969) alumni MEPs for Belgium 2004–2009 Socialist Party (Belgium) MEPs Walloon people Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II {{Belgium-mayor-stub

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