Antoine Duquesne (born on 3 February 1941 in Ixelles) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the MR/MCC/PRL, Member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ixelles (French) or Elsene (Dutch) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... This article is about the politics of Belgium. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The French Community of Belgium (French: Communauté française de Belgique, Dutch: Franse Gemeenschap van België) is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. ... Citizens Movement for Change (French: Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement or MCC) is a Christian Democratic political party in the French Community of Belgium founded by Gérard Deprez. ... ALDE logo The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (French: Alliance des Démocrates et des Libéraux pour lEurope) is a Group in the European Parliament. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...

He is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, a vice-chair of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee. Flag of Mercosur Mercosur or Mercosul (Spanish: Mercado Común del Sur, Portuguese: Mercado Comum do Sul, English: Southern Common Market) is a trading zone among Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, founded in 1991. ... The European Union or EU is an intergovernmental organisation of European countries, which currently has 25 member states. ... The Republic of Bulgaria is a republic in the southeast of Europe. ...

Education

• 1965: Doctor of Law, University of Liège

Career

• 1965-1971: Assistant lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Liège
• 1965-1975: Lawyer practising at Liège
• 1975-1977: Deputy Secretary-General, National Committee for Training and Further Training in Trade and Commerce
• 1977-1982: General administrator, National Committee for Coordination and Dialogue on Continuing Education for Small Businesses and the French-Speaking Institute for Continuing Training for Small Businesses
• 1983-1988: Director, National Fund for Professional Credit
• 1973-1987: Head of the offices of various state secretaries and ministers
• since 1988: Lawyer practising in Marche-en-Famenne
• 2003-2004: Chairman of the PRL (1990-1992), then of the MR
• 1994-2004: Chairman of the MR Federation of the Province of Luxembourg
• 1989-2003: Member of Manhay Municipal Council
• 1995-1999: Mayor of Manhay
• 1991-1995: Member of the Walloon Regional Council and the French Community Council
• 1995-1999: Member of the House of Representatives (1991-1999), Quaestor (1995), Chairman of the Committee on Justice (1996-1999) and the Committee on Foreign Relations (1999) and Vice-President of the House of Representatives
• 1992-1999: Chairman of the PRL-FDF parliamentary intergroup
• Senator (1988-1991 and 2003-2004) and Chairman of the Senate's Committee on Agriculture and Small Businesses
• 1987-1988: Minister of Education
• 1999-2003: Minister for Home Affairs

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Decorations

• Officer, Commander and Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
• Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
• 1998: Minister of State

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External links

• European Parliament biography of Antoine Duquesne (http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/whos_mep.data?ilg=EN&iucd=28841)
• Declaration  (http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6-dif/28841_13-07-2004.PDF) of financial interests (in French; PDF file)