Jef Tavernier (born 1 November 1951 in

Aalter Aalter () is a municipality located between Bruges and Ghent in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Aalter, Bellem, , Poeke, Knesselare and . It is bordered on the north by Maldegem, on the east by Zom ...

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) is a Belgian

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. He was once member of the party

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(''Groen!'').

Career

*24/11/1991 – 12/04/1995: Senator irectly elected(constituency Ghent–Eeklo) *07/01/1992 – 21/05/1995: Flag of Flanders

Flemish Council member *21/05/1995 – 28/08/2002: Representative (constituency Ghent–Eeklo) *28/08/2002 – 18/07/2003: Federal minister for Consumer Affairs, Public Health and Environment (replaced

Magda Aelvoet Magdalena Godelieve Hilda Aelvoet (born 4 April 1944) is a Belgian politician in Flanders. She was a provincial senator for Antwerp between 1985 and 1991 and a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the district of Leuven between 19 ...

) *18/02/2004 – 21/07/2004: Flag of Flanders

Flemish minister for Environment, Agriculture and Development Cooperation *13/06/2004 – 07/06/2009: Flag of Flanders

Flemish representative (constituency West Flanders)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tavernier, Jef 1955 births Living people Groen (political party) politicians Ghent University alumni