Jean-Luc Dehaene

Jean-Luc Dehaene {{Audio|Nl-be jean-luc dehaene.ogg|listen}} (born August 7 1940) is a Flemish (Belgian) politician.

After 1999

After the elections, Guy Verhofstadt formed the first Belgian government without the Christian-democrats since 1958. Dehaene remained senator until 2001, when he became mayor (burgemeester) of Vilvoorde, a city near Brussels. To the surprise of many, he was nominated by Verhofstadt to become Vice Chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe.

Related Topics:
Guy Verhofstadt - 2001 - Mayor - Vilvoorde - Brussels - Convention on the Future of Europe

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In order to offer support to his party, the CD&V, he was once again a candidate during the 2003 elections, but this was clearly not with the intention of becoming Prime Minister, as he was put as last person on the party list. In June 2004 Jean-Luc Dehaene was elected to the European Parliament.

Related Topics:
CD&V - 2003

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