AntoineDuquesne

General Data

 * Born on 03 February 1941, Ixelles
 * Country: Belgium
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Mouvement Réformateur

Functions in European Parliament

 * 21/07/2004 - 27/11/2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 20/09/2004 : Delegation for relations with Mercosur (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 03/10/2006 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 31/12/2006 : Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * 21/09/2004 - 27/03/2007 : Delegation for relations with Mercosur (Vice-Chairman)
 * 04/10/2006 - 14/03/2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (Substitute)
 * 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
 * 15/03/2007 - 19/06/2007 : Delegation for relations with India (Member)
 * 15/03/2007 - 28/06/2008 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (Substitute)
 * 15/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Doctor of Law, University of Liège (1965)
 * Assistant lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Liège (1965-1971)
 * Lawyer practising at Liège (1965-1975)
 * Deputy Secretary-General, National Committee for Training and Further Training in Trade and Commerce (1975-1977)
 * General administrator, National Committee for Coordination and Dialogue on Continuing Education for Small Businesses and the French-Speaking Institute for Continuing Training for Small Businesses (1977-1982)
 * Director, National Fund for Professional Credit (1983-1988)
 * Head of the offices of various state secretaries and ministers (1973-1987)
 * Lawyer practising in Marche-en-Famenne (since 1988)
 * Chairman of the PRL (1990-1992), then of the MR (2003-2004)
 * Chairman of the MR Federation of the Province of Luxembourg (1994-2004)
 * Member of Manhay Municipal Council (1989-2003)
 * Mayor of Manhay (1995-1999)
 * Member of the Walloon Regional Council and the French Community Council (1991-1995)
 * Member of the House of Representatives (1991-1999), Quaestor (1995), Chairman of the Committee on Justice (1996-1999) and the Committee on Foreign Relations (1999) and Vice-President of the House of Representatives (1995-1999)
 * Chairman of the PRL-FDF parliamentary intergroup (1992-1999)
 * Senator (1988-1991 and 2003-2004) and Chairman of the Senate's Committee on Agriculture and Small Businesses
 * Minister of Education (1987-1988)
 * Minister for Home Affairs (1999-2003)
 * Officer, Commander and Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
 * Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
 * Minister of State (1998)

Positions
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