Herman De Croo
| Herman De Croo | |
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 Herman De Croo (2009) | |
| President of the Chamber of Representatives | |
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In office 1 July 1999 – 12 July 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Langendries |
| Succeeded by | Herman Van Rompuy |
| Representative | |
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Assumed office 8 June 1995 | |
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In office 31 March 1968 – 15 December 1991 | |
| Senator | |
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In office 16 December 1991 – 7 June 1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 August 1937 Brakel, Belgium |
| Political party | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats |
| Alma mater |
Free University of Brussels, French University of Chicago |
Herman Francies Joseph De Croo (born 12 August 1937 in Opbrakel) is a Belgian liberal politician. He is a member of the Open VLD. First elected in March 1968, he is the longest serving Belgian Member of Parliament. He is the father of Open VLD Minister of Pensions and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
He obtained a doctorate in law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.) in 1961. With a Fulbright scholarship he attended University of Chicago Law School (United States) (1961‑1962).
From 1999 until July 2007 De Croo was the President of the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the country's Federal Parliament. He is the current mayor of Brakel.
De Croo was first elected to the Chamber of Representatives in 1968 for the PVV-PLP. He has since served in various governments as minister of Transport and Foreign Trade; minister of Transport, Postal Services, Telegraphy and Telephony; minister of Education and minister of Postal Services, Telegraphy, Telephony and Pensions.
Herman De Croo, who holds a Ph.D. in law, is a former Professor of Common Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
He holds the honorary title of Minister of State since 3 June 1998.
Bibliography
- Parlement et Gouvernement (1965)
- Het Parlement aan het werk, de taak van de hedendaagse vertegenwoordiging" (1966)
- België/Belgique : Service Nation (1985 and 1988)
- De wereld volgens Herman De Croo (1999)
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Raymond Langendries |
President of the Chamber of Representatives 1999–2007 |
Succeeded by Herman Van Rompuy |