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Frans Detiège
Andreas Frans Theodoor Detiège (Antwerp, 22 December 1909 – 1 November 1980) was a Belgium, Belgian politician for the social democratic Belgian Socialist Party, a Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), Federal Representative (1947–1974) and List of mayors of Antwerp, Mayor of Antwerp (1976), after he had been Antwerp's Alderman responsible for Social Affairs (1947–1976) in the municipal government of mayor Lode Craeybeckx. His daughter, Leona Detiège, also served as Antwerp's mayor and as a Senate (Belgium), Federal Senator, while his granddaughter, Maya Detiège, also served as a Federal Representative. Detiège held a degree ''Licentiaat Handelswetenschappen'' (equivalent to a Master of Business Administration) and studied at the Handelshogeschool, a college now integrated in University of Antwerp. From 1930–1947. Detiège was a journalist at the socialist daily national newspaper ''Volksgazet''. After being an active party member in the socialist movement and in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after Tournai and Couvin. With a population of 565,039, it is the List of most populous municipalities in Belgium, most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million people, the country's Metropolitan areas in Belgium, second-largest metropolitan area after Brussels. Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium. Flowing through Antwerp is the river Scheldt. Antwerp is linked to the North Sea by the river's Western Scheldt, Westerschelde estuary. It is about north of Brussels, and about south of the Netherlands, Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe after Rotterdam and List of world's busiest container ports, within the top 20 globally. The city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
