Jef Valkeniers
Jef Valkeniers | |
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University of Witwatersrand | |
Jozef Maria Zacharias (Jef) Valkeniers (Schepdaal, Belgium - 29 December 1932) is a physician-neuropsychiatrist and a Flemish politician.
Biography
Jef Valkeniers was born in 1932 as the seventh child in a large brewer family. He grew up in Schepdaal where his grandfather Emiel Eylenbosch was mayor and brewer.[1]
Neuropsychiatrist
Doctor Valkeniers studied medicine at the
Politics
Dr Valkeniers was Member of Parliament from 1974 to 2003. As a Dutch-speaking member of parliament, he was also a member of the Flemish Cultural Council (forerunner of the Flemish Parliament). He was also briefly, in 1988, Minister for the Brussels Region. Finally, he was mayor of Schepdaal and Dilbeek. Dr Valkeniers was known during his years as a Member of Parliament as an active member and as a hard worker.
Political career
- 1970 - 1976 : Mayor of Schepdaal.
- 1976 - 1988 : Councillor Dilbeek.
- 1974 - 1985 : Member of the Chamber of Representatives.
- 1974 - 1995 : Member of the Flemish Council
- 1985 - 1995 : Member of the Senate[3]
- 1988 - 1989 : Secretary of State for the Brussels region
- 1995 - 1999 : Member of the Council of Europe
- 1995 - 1999 : Member of the Western European Union
- 1995 - 2003 : Member of the Chamber of Representatives.
- 1982 - 1988 : Mayor of Dilbeek
- 1992–present : Municipal Councillor in Dilbeek
- 2001 - 2002 : President of the Public Centre for Social Welfare in Dilbeek
Valkeniers is currently dealing with development, he serves on several boards of directors, and he is regularly asked for medical advice (E.g. NPO De Poel.
Honours
Belgium: Knight of the Order of Crown (1971).
South Africa: Sieradres van Franschhoek (1999).- Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold (2000).
Austria: Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria (2000).
Taiwan: Great Medal of Diplomacy from Taiwan (2003).- Belgium: Freeman Affligem.
- Belgium: Honorary Mayor of Dilbeek (2003).
External links
References
- ^ Personal website Jef Valkeniers (in Dutch) - "Levensloop van Jef Valkeniers - Dr. Jef Valkeniers | Open VLD". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ Personal website Jef Valkeniers (in Dutch) - "Levensloop van Jef Valkeniers - Dr. Jef Valkeniers | Open VLD". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ Belgian Senate, [1], Senate
- ^ De Poel, "organisatiestructuur" Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, De Poel Organisatiestructuur (in Dutch)
- ^ Website of Dilbeek, [2], Dilbeek
- The Daily Citizen (Dalton), 19 January 2011. 21 February 2014