Philippe Busquin (born 6 January 1941) is a
Belgian politician.
Busquin was born in
Feluy. He was a
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
from 2004 to 2009 for the
French Community of Belgium
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with the
Parti Socialiste, part of the
Socialist Group
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The ...
and sat on the
European Parliament
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's
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. 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
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, 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
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from the
Free University of Brussels University of Brussels may refer to several institutions in Brussels, Belgium: Current institutions
* Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), a French-speaking university established as a separate entity in 1970
*Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), a D ...
*1976:
Postgraduate certificate in
environmental 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
Seneffe (; wa, Sinefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Seneffe had a total population of 10,743. The total area is 62.77 km² which gives a population density of 171 inhabitants p ...
*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
Order of Leopold II
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(1995)
* : Commander of the
Order of Leopold (1987)
* : Civic Medal, First Class (1988)
* Honorary Doctorate from
Heriot-Watt University (2004)
See also
*
2004 European Parliament election in Belgium
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References
External links
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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
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