Raymond A. Langendries (born 1 October 1943 in

Tubize Tubize (; nl, Tubeke ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 6 ...

) is a

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and

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for the

French Community of Belgium In Belgium, the French Community (french: Communauté française; ) refers to one of the three constituent constitutional linguistic communities. Since 2011, the French Community has used the name Wallonia-Brussels Federation (french: Fédé ...

with the

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, part of the

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and sits on the

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. He is a substitute for the

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, a member of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the

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. On 17 July 2008, he was one of three senior Belgian politicians commissioned by King Albert II to investigate ways of enabling constitutional reform talks in the light of the long-running Belgian constitutional crisis.BBC NEWS , Europe , Belgian PM's resignation rejected
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Education

* 1964: Teaching diploma

Career

* 1964-1972: Primary teacher * 1981-1985: Head of the office of the Minister for the Interior * 1972-1974: Secretary of the PSC in the House of Representatives * 1974-1979: PSC national secretary * since 1971: Member of Tubize

Municipal Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural coun ...

* 1976-1982:

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* since 1995:

* 1991-2004: Member of Parliament (1979–1981 * 1979-1981 and 1991-1995: Chairman of the PSC Group in the House of Representatives * 1995-1999: President of the House of Representatives * 1999-2004: President of the cdH Group (PSC) in the House of Representatives * 1985-1991: Senator * 1985-1989: Chairman of the PSC Group in the Senate * 1989-1992: Minister for the Civil Service * Belgian Member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Decorations

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of the

Order of Leopold (Belgium) The Order of Leopold ( nl, Leopoldsorde, french: Ordre de Léopold, ) is one of the three current Belgian national honorary orders of knighthood. It is the oldest and highest order of Belgium and is named in honour of its founder, King Le ...

of the Order of the Crown * 2002: Minister of State

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* * 1943 births Living people Belgian Ministers of State Centre démocrate humaniste MEPs Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) MEPs for Belgium 2004–2009 People from Tubize Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) {{Belgium-mayor-stub

Education

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