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Willy De Clercq

Belgian politician (1927–2011)
Person Human Q531313

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
July 8, 1927, 1927[8]
Date of death
October 28, 2011, 2011[9]
Place of birth
Ghent
Place of death
Ghent
Country of citizenship
Belgium[11]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, university teacher
Employer
Ghent University[17]
Position held
Member of the European Parliament, member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, European Commissioner for External Relations, chairperson, chairperson, member of the Flemish Parliament[12][13][14][15][16]
Educated at
Ghent University, Syracuse University[18][19]
Member of political party
Party for Freedom and Progress, Anders[23][24]
Award received
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[20][21]
Child
Yannick De Clercq[10]
Work location
Strasbourg, Brussels[27][28]
Family name
De Clercq[25]
Given name
Willy[26]
🏷️ Also known as
ar ويلي دي كليرك es Willy De Clercq fr Fernande Fazzi he וילי דה קלר ja ウィリー・デ・クレルク ko 윌리 드클레르크 ko 윌리 드 클레르크 uk Віллі де Клерк zh 维利·德克莱尔
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000078597602
VIAF cluster ID
26635709
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93010984
GND ID
119040670
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ministers Belgische Kabinet. Vice Eerste Minister W. de Clerq (PVV), Bestanddeelnr 918-9461.jpg ↗
ADVN ID
per-003150
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
78678096
CANTIC ID
981058517223406706
Cabinet minutes of the German Government ID
register/person/c11eaee2-df3a-4c1e-b95e-a471da8f7d6f
DIZIE ID
de-clercq-willy
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119040670
Dodis ID
P51868
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FAST ID
1774955
Flemish Parliament person ID
willy-de-clercq
Freebase ID
/m/09h0f6
GTAA ID
89714
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Willy_De_Clercq
IdRef ID
059094818
JRC Names ID
58225
KBR person ID
14109243
MEP directory ID
1296
Munzinger person ID
00000016494
NLA Trove people ID
1540792
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072706082
ODIS ID
PS_37887
OpenSanctions ID
Willy De Clercq
Our Campaigns candidate ID
255019
Parlement.com ID (old)
vi2jmoog22xy
UGentMemorialis professor ID
000003850
Who's Who UK ID
U13355
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmTrJyDRX9VMjCMHdqCwC

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Summary

Willy De Clercq was born on July 8, 1927[1], in Ghent[2]. He died on October 28, 2011[3], in Ghent[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Willy De Clercq born?

Willy De Clercq's place of birth was Ghent[2].

Where did Willy De Clercq die?

Willy De Clercq passed away in Ghent[4].

What did Willy De Clercq do for work?

Willy De Clercq worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Willy De Clercq go to school?

Willy De Clercq was educated at Ghent University[18] and Syracuse University[19].

What awards did Willy De Clercq receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[20] and Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[21].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Members of the European Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] ↑ . UGentMemorialis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . hln.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [9] ↑ . UGentMemorialis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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