Dirk Jozef Maria Sterckx (; born 25 September 1946 in

Herent Herent () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the villages and former municipalities of Herent proper, Veltem-Beisem and Winksele. On January 1, 2016, Herent had a total population of ...

) is a Belgian politician of the

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who served as a

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from 1999 until 2011, representing

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. In parliament, Stercks was a member of the Bureau of the

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and served on the

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and the

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. He was also a substitute for the

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Education

* 1969:

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and literature

Career

* 1969:

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* 1975:

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television * 1986: Copy editor of the

television news * 1994: Copy editor and anchorman on Terzake, television news interpretation programme * 1996: Head of news and anchorman on VRT television news * 1999:

* 2001: Member of Lint

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(January * 2004:

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Chairman (February - June) * Member of the Conference of Delegation Chairmen

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* * * 1946 births Living people Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats MEPs Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats politicians MEPs for Belgium 1999–2004 MEPs for Belgium 2004–2009 MEPs for Belgium 2009–2014 People from Herent {{Flanders-politician-stub

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