Jean-Luc Dehaene
Prime Minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1999 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean-Luc Dehaene (Dutch pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ːˈlyk d̪əˈɦäːn̪ə] ( listen) 7 August 1940 – 15 May 2014), nicknamed "The Plumber" or "The Minesweeper",[1] was a Belgian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1999. He was also mayor of Vilvoorde.
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Jean-Luc Dehaene | |
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Prime Minister of Belgium | |
In office 7 March 1992 – 12 July 1999 | |
Monarch | Baudouin Albert II |
Preceded by | Wilfried Martens |
Succeeded by | Guy Verhofstadt |
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Born | Jean Luc Joseph Marie Dehaene (1940-08-07)7 August 1940 Montpellier, France |
Died | 15 May 2014(2014-05-15) (aged 73) Quimper, France |
Political party | Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) |
Spouse(s) | Celie Verbeke |
Children | 4 |
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Dehaene, who had been suffering from pancreatic cancer, died after a fall while in France, aged 73.