Leo Albert Elisabeth Peeters (born 2 May 1950 in

Kapelle-op-den-Bos Kapelle-op-den-Bos () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Kapelle-op-den-Bos proper, Nieuwenrode and Ramsdonk. On January 1, 2006, Kapelle-op-den-Bos had a total populatio ...

) is a

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politician and a member of the

Socialist Party Different Vooruit (, Dutch for Forward) is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. It was formerly known as the (Flemish) Socialist Party (1978–2001: ''Socialistische Partij'', SP; 2001–2021: ''Socialistische Partij Anders'' , , SP. ...

(sp.a). In early 1995 he became Minister of Work and Social Affairs of the

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. Later that year he also became Minister of Internal Affairs, Urban Policy and Housing. During his time in office he wrote the Peeters directive, regulating the use of languages in Dutch-speaking municipalities. After the regional elections of 1999 he resumed his function as mayor of

and also became a member of the

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Peeters directive
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