Frederik A. A. Willockx (2 September 1947 – 15 June 2024) was a Belgian socialist politician, and member of the Flemish Different Socialist Party. Freddy Willockx was first elected to the

Belgian Chamber of Representatives The Chamber of Representatives (; ; ) is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate. It is considered to be the "lower house" of the Federal Parliament. Members and elections Article 62 o ...

in 1979 and served until 1994. He served as state secretary for finances in 1980 and as minister of post, telephony and telegraph services from 1980 to 1981 and from 1988 to 1989. He served as minister of pensions 1992–1994. He was elected a

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(1994–1999). In June 1999 he was elected again to the Chamber of Representatives but resigned in July when he was appointed special government commissioner for the handling of the Dioxin Affair and for the implementation of

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(1999–2001). He was named as

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in 2002. Willockx served as mayor of Sint-Niklaas from 1989 to 1995 and once again from 2001 to 2010, when he retired. Willockx died on 15 June 2024, at the age of 76.

References

External links

Biography of Willockx at the website of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Willockx, Freddy 1947 births 2024 deaths Belgian socialists Ministers of state of Belgium Ministers of finance of Belgium People from Sint-Niklaas Mayors of places in Belgium