Armand De Decker
De Decker in 2001
President of the Senate
In office 12 July 2007 – 20 July 2010
Preceded by	Anne-Marie Lizin
Succeeded by	Danny Pieters
In office 14 July 1999 – 20 July 2004
Preceded by	Frank Swaelen
Succeeded by	Anne-Marie Lizin
Personal details
Born	(1948-10-08)8 October 1948 Brussels,Belgium
Died	12 June 2019(2019-06-12) (aged 70) Woluwe-Saint-Lambert,Belgium
Political party	Reformist Movement
Alma mater	Université libre de Bruxelles
Website	Official website

Armand De Decker (8 October 1948 – 12 June 2019) was aBelgian politician and member of the French-speaking liberal partyMouvement Réformateur (MR).

De Decker studied law at theUniversité libre de Bruxelles and practised law. He was also mayor ofUccle between 2006 and 2017. He died on 12 June 2019.^[1]

• In 1981 he was elected for theParti Réformateur Libéral to theBelgian Chamber of Representatives where he served until 1995.
• In 1995 he was elected to theBelgian Senate, and re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2010.^[2]
  • From1999 to 2003, and from2007 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 theBrussels-Capital Region from 1995 to 1999.
• From 20 July 2004 to 12 July 2007, De Decker served as the minister responsible forDevelopment Cooperation in theBelgian Federal Government.
• Until 17 June 2017^[3] he was mayor of Uccle.

• Grand Cross of theOrder of Crown (6 June 2010)
• Grand Cross of theOrder of Leopold II (11 May 2003)
• Grand Officer of theOrder of Leopold (9 June 1999)

• Colombia : Grand Officer of theOrder of San Carlos (4 February 1997)
• Denmark : Grand Cross of theOrder of the Dannebrog (28 February 2002) °
• Finland : Commander Grand Cross of theOrder of the White Rose (30 March 2004) °
• France : Knight of the Order of theLegion of Honour (9 July 1997)
• Greece : Grand Officer of theOrder of the Phoenix (1er January 1994)
• Italy : Knight Grand Cross of theOrder of Merit of the Italian Republic (15 October 2002) °
• Malta : Grand Cross of theNational Order of Merit
• Mexico : Grand Cross of theOrder of the Aztec Eagle (10 December 2002) °
• Norway : Grand Cross of theRoyal Norwegian Order of Merit (20 May 2003) °
• Netherlands : Grand Cross of theOrder of Orange-Nassau
• Peru : Grand Cross of theOrder of the Sun (2006) *
• Spain : Grand Cross of theOrder of Isabella the Catholic (12 May 2000) °
• Sweden : Commander Grand Cross of theRoyal Order of the Polar Star (8 May 2001) °

• (in French)Sénat Belge, biographie
• (in French)Senators Biography 2007, pp. 97–104

• 1948 births
• 2019 deaths
• Ministers of state of Belgium
• Mayors of places in Belgium
• Reformist Movement politicians
• Presidents of the Senate (Belgium)
• Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
• Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
• Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog
• Knights of the Legion of Honour
• Grand Commanders of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece)
• Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
• Grand Crosses of the Order of the Sun of Peru
• Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
• Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
• Vice-presidents of the Senate (Belgium)
• 20th-century Belgian politicians
• Politicians from Brussels
• Université libre de Bruxelles alumni

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