Marc Verwilghen
Marc Verwilghen | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament (Senate) | |
| In office 28 June 2007 – 12 June 2010 | |
| Minister of Economy | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 21 December 2007 | |
| Minister of Development Cooperation | |
| In office 12 July 2003 – 19 July 2004 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 12 July 1999 – 11 July 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1952 University of Ghent |
| Website | www.marcverwilghen.be |
Marc Ernest Elisabeth Robert Juliette Verwilghen, born 21 September 1952 in Dendermonde, is a Belgian politician.
Verwilghen studied law at the
University of Ghent
and is the holder of an honorary doctorate from Ghent.
A member of the
Belgian Senate. In the Chamber he served as chairman of the Justice committee, and headed two special investigative committees into the events surrounding Marc Dutroux
.
He served as Justice minister from 1999 to 2003, as Development co-operation minister 2003–2004, and then as
Minister of Economy
(fully: Economy, Small and Medium Enterprises, the Middle Classes, Energy, Overseas Trade and Science) from 2004.
He was elected as a member of the
Belgian Senate in 2007.[1]
Honours
- 2010 : Grand Officer in the Order of Leopold.[2]
Notes
- Belgian Senate. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ "Belgische Senaat". www.senate.be.
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