Jean Defraigne
Belgian politician (1929–2016)
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Jean Pierre Marie Olivier Germain Defraigne (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ maʁi ɔlivje ʒɛʁmɛ̃ dəfʁɛɲ]; 19 April 1929 – 15 March 2016) was a Belgian liberal politician and minister for the Liberal Reformist Party (PRL).[1]
Jean Defraigne | |
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| President of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 18 December 1981 – 10 May 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Michel |
| Succeeded by | Erik Vankeirsbilck |
| In office 20 May 1980 – 24 October 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Michel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean Pierre Marie Olivier Germain Defraigne 19 April 1929 |
| Died | 15 March 2016 (aged 86) |
| Party | Liberal Reformist Party |
| Children | Christine Defraigne |
| Alma mater | University of Liège |
Career
Defraigne graduated as a doctor of law at the Université de Liège and was a lawyer and alderman in Liège. He was member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (1965–1974 and 1977–1989) and senator in the Belgian Senate (1974–1977) for the PRL and was President (1981–1988) of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives of public work (1974–1976). In 1983, Jean Defraigne was appointed as minister of state. From 1989 to 1994 Defraigne served as a Member of the European Parliament, where he sat with the Liberal, Democrat and Reformist Group.
