Philippe Busquin
| Philippe Busquin | |
|---|---|
| European Commissioner for Research | |
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In office 13 September 1999 – 18 July 2004 | |
| President | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Édith Cresson (Research, Science and Technology) |
| Succeeded by | Louis Michel |
| Leader of the Socialist Party | |
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In office 1992–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Spitaels |
| Succeeded by | Elio Di Rupo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 January 1941 Feluy, Belgium |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Free University of Brussels |
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 French Community of Belgium with the Parti Socialiste, part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament'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, some garnering hundreds of thousands of hits.[1]
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 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
- 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)
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)
Honours
He was awarded:[2]
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Belgium : Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (1995) - Belgium : Commander of the Order of Leopold (1987)
- Belgium : Civic Medal, First Class (1988)
- Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University (2004) [3]
External links
- Personal profile of Philippe Busquin in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (French)
References
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Karel Van Miert |
Belgian European Commissioner 1999–2004 |
Succeeded by Louis Michel |
| Preceded by Édith Cresson as European Commissioner for Research, Science and Technology |
European Commissioner for Research 1999–2004 | |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Guy Spitaels |
Leader of the Socialist Party 1992–1999 |
Succeeded by Elio Di Rupo |