Anne-Marie Lizin
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Anne-Marie Lizin | |
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President of the Senate | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 12 July 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Armand De Decker |
| Succeeded by | Armand De Decker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anne-Marie Vanderspeeten 5 January 1949 Socialist Party |
| Spouse |
Michel Lizin (m. 1971) |
| Alma mater | University of Liège |
| Website | Official website |
Anne-Marie Lizin-Vanderspeeten (5 January 1949 – 17 October 2015) was a Belgian politician, who served as the President of the
Political career
Her career in politics began as a member of the city council of Ben-Ahin from 1970 to 1976. She served on the city council of Huy in 1977 and was an alderman for Huy from 1980 to 1982. In 1983, she was appointed mayor of Huy, holding this position for 26 years. In March 2009 she was forced to resign because of a series of scandals. She was succeeded by Micheline Toussaint.[1]
In 1979, Lizin was elected as an elected
Court trial
In March 2015 she was convicted in appeals court in Liège for electoral malpractice.[3] She had appealed the conviction to the Supreme Court.[4]
Philanthropy
Lizin was a member of the Board of Directors of the
In 2008, she created the organisation HOCRINT, an international co-ordination network that fight against honor crimes and forced marriages. She played an active role for the End Human Trafficking Now (EHTN) organisation, in which she sat on the board till her death.[6][7]
Publications
During her time in politics, Lizin released many publications, her most famous include, Women of Europe and the Third World, what solidarity? (1983) Social Democracy Tomorrow (1990) and Kosovo Independence Inevitable (1997).[citation needed]
Political interests
Lizin was widely acclaimed for her devotion to tackling human rights issues. Of particular importance to her were the rights of women across the globe and the need to eradicate human trafficking.[citation needed]
Death
Lizin was hospitalized in Paris on 7 October 2015.[8] A few days after being released from hospital in Paris, she died in Hotel Fort at Huy in Belgium on 17 October 2015 at the age of 66.[9]
Honours
- 2003: Commander in the Order of Leopold.
- 2007 : Knight Grand cross in the Order of Leopold II.[10]
Poland: 1st class - Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.[11]
References
- ^ "Micheline Toussaint succède à Anne-Marie Lizin au poste..." lavenir.net. Actu24.be. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ GNRD-topp dømt for valgjuks
- ^ GNRD's 'High Commissioner' sentenced Archived 10 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. al-bab.com
- ^ "ICMEC Board Members". icmec.org. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Anne-Marie Lizin dépose plainte contre Micheline Toussaint" (in French). La Libre.be. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Le différend Lizin-Toussaint réglé sur auto-tamponneuses?" (in French). 7sur7.BE. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ Anne-Marie Lizin est décédée (in French)
- ^ Anne-Marie Lizin overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ "Anne-Marie Lizin".
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 18 października 2004 r. O nadaniu orderów".
External links
- Anne-Marie Lizin (Senate)
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