Rik Boel
Rik Boel | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 1977–1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Leo Tindemans (–1978) Paul Vanden Boeynants (1978–) |
| Preceded by | Joseph Michel |
| Succeeded by | Georges Gramme |
| Constitutional Court | |
| In office 1986–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henri Joseph Boel 5 September 1931 Tienen, Belgium |
| Died | 13 November 2020 (aged 89) Tienen, Belgium |
| Political party | Belgian Socialist Party (BSP) |
| Occupation | Judge, politician |
Henri "Rik" Joseph Boel (5 September 1931 – 13 November 2020) was a Belgian politician and a judge.
Biography
Henri Boel was born in
Doctor Juris. From 1954 to 1986 Boel was active as a lawyer.[1]
In the municipal elections of 1958 Boel was elected a city council member for the BSP in Tienen and served until 1986. He became mayor of the city in 1964 and served until 1976,[2][3] and again from 1983 to 1986.[3]
Boel was elected to the
Belgian Senate.[5]
After he was appointed as a judge in the
Court of Arbitration in 1986, Boel resigned all his political mandates.[4] Boel served on the Court from 1986 until his retirement in 2001. From March 2001 until his retirement in September 2001, he served as President of the Dutch linguistic group on the Court.[1]
Boel died on 13 November 2020 at home in Tienen.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Geen proces verbaal in het Vlaams". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "De staatshervorming in België". Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Neerlandia. Jaargang 83 (in Dutch). 1979. p. 180.
- ^ a b "Tiense oud burgemeester en gewezen minister Rik Boel overleden". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rik Boel". Flemish Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Gewezen minister Rik Boel (89) overleden". Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 November 2020.