Gérard Deprez
Encyclopedia
Gérard M.J. Deprez is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes. The municipality of Bastogne includes the old communes of Longvilly, Noville, Villers-la-Bonne-Eau, and Wardin...
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is a Belgian
Politics of Belgium
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politician
Politician
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and
ex-Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium
French Community of Belgium
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with the MR/MCC/PRL,
part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
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and sits on
the European Parliament
European Parliament
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's Committee on Budgets
Committee on Budgets
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He is the Chairman of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
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and
a member of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Career
- 1961-1963: First university diplomaDiplomaA diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
in philologyPhilologyPhilology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
, language and literature - 1963-1967: DegreeAcademic degreeAn academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in sociologySociologySociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
Education
- 1974: DoctorateDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in sociologySociologySociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity... - 1966-1974: Assistant lecturer at the Université Catholique de Louvain
- 1966-1974: Lecturer of the Workers' Higher EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
Institute - 1969-1974: Associate Member of the University Association for Research and Administration
- 1974-1975: Adviser in the office of the Minister for French CultureCultureCulture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
- 1975-1978: Political adviser to the President of the PSC
- 1979-1981: Head of the Deputy Prime Minister's office
- 1978-1979: PSC-CVP general policy secretary
- 1981-1996: President of the PSC
- 1998: Founder of the MCC party
- 1998: Chairman of the MCC executive
- 1998: Vice-President of the Reform Movement
- 1981-1996: Member of the EPP policy bureau
- since 1984: Member of the European ParliamentMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
- 1994-2004: Vice-Chairman of the Delegation to the EU-TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
Joint Parliamentary Committee - 1995: Minister of State
- 2004-2009 European deputy