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Pierre Chevalier
Pierre Chevalier
Born	Pierre Antoine Marie Chevalier; 8 October 1952 (age 72); Bruges, Belgium
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation	politician

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Pierre Antoine Marie Chevalier (born 8 October 1952 in Bruges) is a Belgian politician and member of the 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]} 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

1985-2003: Member of the Chamber of Representatives
1988-1989: Secretary of State for Education
1989-1990: Secretary of State for Science Policy
1990-1992: Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Assembly of the WEU
1999-2000: Secretary of State for Foreign Trade
since 2003: Directly-elected Senator for the Dutch electoral college
presently Pierre Chevalier is also a special envoy for the OSCE

External links

Pierre Chevalier - (Only available in Dutch)

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-'''Pierre Antoine Marie Chevalier''' (born 8 October 1952 in [[Bruges]]) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician and member of the [[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 language|Dutch]] electoral college. He is also a [[freemason]].{{Fact|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 in [[Bruges]]) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician and member of the [[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 language|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]].
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