Steve Stevaert
Steve Stevaert | |
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Governor of Limburg | |
In office 2005–2009 | |
Preceded by | Hilde Houben-Bertrand |
Succeeded by | Herman Reynders |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Stevaert 12 April 1954 Rijkhoven, Belgium |
Died | 2 April 2015 Hasselt, Belgium | (aged 60)
Occupation | Politician |
Steve Stevaert (Dutch:
Biography
Stevaert was born on 12 April 1954 in Rijkhoven in Belgium. After his studies at the "Hoger Rijksinstituut voor Toerisme, Hotelwezen en Voedingsbedrijven", Stevaert started as a bar owner in 1972.
Stevaert became politically active in 1982 under the wings of his mentor
Stevaert was also elected to the
He was chairman from 2003 until he resigned on 25 May 2005, having been appointed governor of the province Limburg, in which function he succeeded governor Hilde Houben-Bertrand. He became the 15th governor, and also the first 'socialist' governor of this province. Caroline Gennez succeeded him as temporary chairman, until Johan Vande Lanotte was officially elected as the new chairman in October 2005. On 9 June 2009, the day of the Flemish regional elections, Stevaert announced he would step down as governor. He was succeeded by his fellow socialist Herman Reynders.
Stevaert was given the honorary title of Minister of State on 26 January 2004.[2]
In early April 2015, allegations of rape were made public in the Belgian media. Subsequently, on 2 April 2015, ten days before his 61st birthday, the public prosecutor of Hasselt confirmed that Stevaert had gone missing.[3] His body was found that same day around 6:00 p.m. by divers in the Albert Canal near Hasselt.[4][5]
References
- ISBN 1-85743-254-1. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Politie speurt naar vermiste Steve Stevaert". De Tijd (in Dutch). 2 April 2015.
- ^ rdc (2 April 2015). "Steve Stevaert dood teruggevonden in Albertkanaal". De Standaard (in Dutch).
- ^ "Belgian minister Steve Stevaert: Police find body". BBC. 2 April 2015.
External links
Media related to Steve Stevaert at Wikimedia Commons
- Short biography of Stevaert at the website of the Flemish Parliament Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine