Jean Pede (7 January 1927 – 23 July 2013) was a Belgian liberal politician for the

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Biography

Professionally Jean Pede was a notary, in a long line of notaries, from his father's as well as from his mother's side. From February 1985 to October 1988, he was

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minister of internal affairs and urban planning. He was time-long

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(1959–1976) and of

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(1977–1982 and 1989–1994), and also Provincial Council member of

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. He was a member of the

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: * from 1965 to 1971 as a member of the Chamber of Representatives, * from 1971 tot 1995 as a senator. These mandates made him automatically a member of the

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and he was its chair from 1981 to 1985, and again a few months in 1988.

References

Sources

* Paul VAN MOLLE, ''La Parlement belge - Het Belgisch Parlement, 1894-1972'', Antwerpen, 1972 * Belgische Senaat, ''Biografisch Handboek'', Brussel, 1987, p. 371-373. * Clair YSEBAERT, ''Politiek Zakboekje met Politicowie. Decisionmakers '93-'94'', Zaventem, Kluwer Editorial, 1993, p. 284-285. * Nicole LEHOUCQ en Tony VALCKE, ''De fonteinen van de Oranjeberg, Politiek-institutionele geschiedenis van de provincie Oost-Vlaanderen van 1830 tot nu. Deel 2 : Biografisch repertorium'', Gent, Stichting Mens en Cultuur, 1997, p. 314-315. * ''Jean Pede. Ere-senator'', 29/09/1996. Viering, s.l., s.n., 1996, s.p. * ''Levensloop Ere-senator Jean Pede'', Viering 29 September 1996, Merelbeke, Gemeentehallen, 1996, 7 p.

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