Armand De Decker
Armand De Decker was a Belgian politician and member of the French-speaking liberal party Mouvement Réformateur.
De Decker studied law at the Université libre de Bruxelles and practised law. He was also mayor of Uccle between 2006 and 2017. He died on 12 June 2019.
Political career
- In 1981 he was elected for the Parti Réformateur Libéral to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives where he served until 1995.
- In 1995 he was elected to the Belgian Senate, and re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2010.
- * From Belgian senators (1999–2003)|1999 to 2003], and from 2007 to 2010, he was President of the Senate.
- * Beginning in 2010, he was second vice-president of the senate.
- He served as president of the council of the Brussels-Capital Region from 1995 to 1999.
- From 20 July 2004 to 12 July 2007, De Decker served as the minister responsible for Development Cooperation (Belgium)|Development Cooperation] in the Belgian Federal Government.
- Until 17 June 2017 he was mayor of Uccle.
Honours
National honours
- Grand Cross of the Order of Crown
- Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
- Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
Foreign honours
- : Grand Officer of the Order of San Carlos
- : Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog °
- : Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose °
- : Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour
- : Grand Officer of the Order of the Phoenix
- : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic °
- : Grand Cross of the National [Order of Merit (Malta)|National Order of Merit]
- : Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle °
- : Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit °
- : Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- : Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun *
- : Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic °
- : Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star °