Antoine Duquesne

Antoine Duquesne (born on 3 February 1941 in Ixelles) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the MR/MCC/PRL, Member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

He is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, a vice-chair of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education

• 1965: Doctor of Law, University of Liège

Career

• 1965–1971: Assistant lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Liège
• 1965–1975: Lawyer practising at Liège
• 1975–1977: Deputy Secretary-General, National Committee for Training and Further Training in Trade and Commerce
• 1977–1982: General administrator, National Committee for Coordination and Dialogue on Continuing Education for Small Businesses and the French-Speaking Institute for Continuing Training for Small Businesses
• 1983–1988: Director, National Fund for Professional Credit
• 1973–1987: Head of the offices of various state secretaries and ministers
• since 1988: Lawyer practising in Marche-en-Famenne
• 2003–2004: Chairman of the PRL (1990–1992), then of the MR
• 1994–2004: Chairman of the MR Federation of the Province of Luxembourg
• 1989–2003: Member of Manhay Municipal Council
• 1995–1999: Mayor of Manhay
• 1991–1995: Member of the Walloon Regional Council and the French Community Council
• 1995–1999: Member of the House of Representatives (1991–1999), Quaestor (1995), Chairman of the Committee on Justice (1996–1999) and the Committee on Foreign Relations (1999) and Vice-President of the House of Representatives
• 1992–1999: Chairman of the PRL-FDF parliamentary intergroup
• Senator (1988–1991 and 2003–2004) and Chairman of the Senate's Committee on Agriculture and Small Businesses
• 1987–1988: Minister of Education
• 1999–2003: Minister for Home Affairs

Decorations

• Officer, Commander and Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
• Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
• 1998: Minister of State

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)

External links

• European Parliament biography of Antoine Duquesne
• Declaration of financial interests (in French; PDF file)