Jacques Van Offelen, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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burgomaster, minister, politician
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About Jacques Van Offelen
- Jacques Louis Gustave Van Offelen (Isleworth, 18 October 1916 – Ukkel, 22 February 2006) was a Belgian liberal politician, burgomaster and minister for the PVV.
- He graduated from the Institut Supérieur de Commerce de l'Etat (1938) in Antwerp, and in 1939 became a licentiate in economy at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- He obtained a PhD from the University of Liège in 1943 and became a civil servant and docent. He was burgomaster of Ukkel (1964–), a member of parliament (1958–1977) and senator (1977–1978) for the PVV in the district Brussels.
- Van Offelen was Minister of Foreign Trade (1958–1961) and Minister for Economic Affairs (1966–1968) in the Belgian government.
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