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The CV
1945: Born in Mechelen, Belgium
1970-88: Lawyer, Mechelen Bar
1977-99: Member of Belgian parliament
1988-92: Federal minister of employment and labour
1992-99: Minister-president of the government of Flanders
1994-98: Vice-president of the Committee of the Regions
1999: Member of Belgian senate
2000-02: Vice-president of the Committee of the Regions
2001-03: Member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
2008: President of the Committee of the Regions
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