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Belgian Australians (
Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...
: Belgische Australiërs) (
French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...
: Australiens Belges) are Australian citizens of Belgian ancestry or Belgian-born people who reside in Australia.


Belgian Australians

This is a list of notable Belgian Australians and their descendants. *
Ted Baillieu Edward Norman Baillieu (born 31 July 1953) is a former Australian politician who was Premier of Victoria from 2010 to 2013. He was a Victorian Liberal Party, Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2014, represe ...
,
Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia (LP) is the prominent centre-right political party in Australia. It is considered one of the two major parties in Australian politics, the other being the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The Liberal Party was fo ...
Premier of Victoria The premier of Victoria is the head of government of the state of Victoria in Australia. The premier leads the Cabinet of Victoria and selects its ministers. The premier is appointed by the governor of Victoria, must be a member of the Vic ...
(2010–2013) and Member of the Legislative Assembly for the
Electoral district of Hawthorn Hawthorn is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1888, taking effect at the 1889 Victorian colonial election, 1899 election. The seat is located in eastern Melbourne and is centred on the sub ...
since 1999 *
William Baillieu William Lawrence Baillieu (29 April 1859 – 6 February 1936) was an Australian financier and politician. He was a successful businessman, having developed significant business interests from his relatively humble beginnings. He associated with m ...
, philanthropist, businessman and parliamentarian *
Mathias Cormann Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann (; ; born 20 September 1970) is a Belgian-born Australian politician and diplomat who serves as Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation a ...
, Secretary General,
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. Former Liberal Senator for Western Australia and Australian Minister for Finance between 2013 and 2020. * Wouter De Backer (Gotye),
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-winning singer-songwriter. * Chantale Delrue, visual artist, member of Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women *
Nicolas Hyeronimus Nicolas Hyeronimus ( – ) was a pioneering innkeeper, merchant, pastoralist and politician in colonial New South Wales, Australia. Born in Wallonia (a region of modern Belgium), Hyeronimus arrived in New South Wales in about 1840. In 1842, h ...
(1808–1860), pioneering innkeeper, merchant, pastoralist and politician in colonial New South Wales, Australia; member of the
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as inaugural member for the electoral district of Wellington * Karel Axel Lodewycks, author and Chief Librarian of the Melbourne University LibraryK.A.Lodewycks (1982), ''The funding of wisdom: revelations of a library's quarter century'', Melbourne, Spectrum. * Pierre Ryckmans, Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney *
Bradley Wiggins Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional Road bicycle racing, road and track cycling, track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but ...
, born in
Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
to an Australian father


See also

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Belgians Belgians ( ; ; ) are people identified with the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe. As Belgium is a multinational state, this connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural rather than ethnic. The majority ...
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French Australians French Australians (), some of whom refer to themselves as Huguenots, are Australian citizens or residents of French ancestry, or French-born people who reside in Australia. According to the 2021 Census, there were 148,922 people of French de ...
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Dutch Australians Dutch Australians () refers to Australians of Dutch ancestry. They form one of the largest groups of the Dutch diaspora outside Europe. At the 2021 census, 381,946 people nominated Dutch ancestry (whether alone or in combination with another ...
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German Australians German Australians () are Australians with German ancestry. German Australians constitute one of the largest ancestry groups in Australia, and German is the fifth most identified European ancestry in Australia behind English, Irish, Scottish a ...
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European Australians European Australians are citizens or residents of Australia whose ancestry originates from the peoples of Europe. They form the largest panethnicity, panethnic group in the country. At the 2021 census, the number of ancestry responses categor ...


References


Further reading

* K.A.Lodewycks (1988), "Belgians", in
James Jupp James Jupp AM (23 August 1932 – 11 April 2022) was a British-Australian political scientist and author. He was Director of the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian Nati ...
(ed.) (1988), ''The Australian People. An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins'', North Ryde, NSW, Angus and Robertson, Pages 284–285. * K.A.Lodewycks (1988),'' The Belgians in Australia'', Bowen Hills, Queensland, Boolarong Publications. * K.A.Lodewycks (2001), "Belgians", in
James Jupp James Jupp AM (23 August 1932 – 11 April 2022) was a British-Australian political scientist and author. He was Director of the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian Nati ...
(ed.) (2001), ''The Australian People. An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins'', Revised edition, Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, Pages 185–186. {{DEFAULTSORT:Belgians In Australia
Australians Australians, colloquially known as Aussies, are the citizenship, citizens, nationality, nationals and individuals associated with the country of Australia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or ethno-cultural. For most Aust ...
Belgian emigrants to Australia European diaspora in Australia