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'''Pierre Antoine Marie Chevalier''' (born 8 October 1952) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician and member of the [[Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten]] (VLD). He is a former [[Secretary of State]] in the [[Belgian Federal Government]] and was elected to the [[Belgian Senate]] in 2003 by the Dutch electoral college. He is also a [[freemason]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} He studied Laws and Criminology at the [[University of Ghent]] before he became a [[lawyer]]. He became involved in politics early on, first as a [[Trotskyist]], as a [[socialist]] later on, and since 1992 as a [[Liberalism|liberal]]. In October 2000, he was forced to resign as Secretary of State by [[Prime Minister of Belgium|Prime Minister]] [[Guy Verhofstadt]], who is also a member of the VLD, after it became public that he had been named in a criminal investigation in [[Switzerland]].
'''Pierre Antoine Marie Chevalier''' (born 8 October 1952) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician and member of the [[Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten]] (VLD). He is a former [[Secretary of State]] in the [[Belgian Federal Government]] and was elected to the [[Belgian Senate]] in 2003 by the Dutch electoral college. He studied Laws and Criminology at the [[University of Ghent]] before he became a [[lawyer]]. He became involved in politics early on, first as a [[Trotskyist]], as a [[socialist]] later on, and since 1992 as a [[Liberalism|liberal]]. In October 2000, he was forced to resign as Secretary of State by [[Prime Minister of Belgium|Prime Minister]] [[Guy Verhofstadt]], who is also a member of the VLD, after it became public that he had been named in a criminal investigation in [[Switzerland]].


==Political career==
==Political career==
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*Since 2003: Directly elected [[Belgian Senate|Senator]] for the Dutch electoral college
*Since 2003: Directly elected [[Belgian Senate|Senator]] for the Dutch electoral college
*Pierre Chevalier is a special envoy for the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]]
*Pierre Chevalier is a special envoy for the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]]

==External links==
* [http://www.pierrechevalier.be/ Pierre Chevalier] (only available in Dutch)


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Latest revision as of 13:09, 24 November 2024

Pierre Chevalier
Born
Pierre Antoine Marie Chevalier

(1952-10-08) 8 October 1952 (age 72)
NationalityBelgian
Occupationpolitician

Pierre Antoine Marie Chevalier (born 8 October 1952) is a Belgian politician and member of the Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (VLD). He is a former Secretary of State in the Belgian Federal Government and was elected to the Belgian Senate in 2003 by the Dutch electoral college. He studied Laws and Criminology at the University of Ghent before he became a lawyer. He became involved in politics early on, first as a Trotskyist, as a socialist later on, and since 1992 as a liberal. In October 2000, he was forced to resign as Secretary of State by Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, who is also a member of the VLD, after it became public that he had been named in a criminal investigation in Switzerland.

Political career

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