Wilfried martens biography

  • Martens was born on 19 April 1936 in the village of Sleidinge, East Flanders, the son of modest small farmers.
  • Wilfried Martens (1936-2013) is an alumnus of KU Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven).
  • Wilfried Martens: "A Great Belgian and European Statesman" (1936-2013).

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    Wilfried Martens

    POLITICIAN

    1936 - 2013

    Wilfried Martens

    Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (Dutch: [ˈʋɪlfrit ˈmɑrtəns] ; 19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, during his premiership he oversaw the transformation of Belgium into a federal state. Read more on Wikipedia

    Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilfried Martens has received more than 178,941 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilfried Martens is the 5,577th most popular politician (down from 5,288th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 185th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Belgian Politician.

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      Wilfried Martens

      Belgian politician (1936–2013)

      Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (Dutch:[ˈʋɪlfritˈmɑrtəns]ⓘ; 19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, during his premiership he oversaw the transformation of Belgium into a federal state.[1] He was one of the founders of the European People's Party.

      Early life

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      Martens was born on 19 April 1936 in the village of Sleidinge, East Flanders, the son of modest small farmers.[1] He studied lag at the Catholic University of Leuven, graduating in 1960.[1] Martens became active in the Flemish Movement as a student.[1] He began to draw public attention in 1957 when, as president of the Flemish Youth Committee, he organized a march to protest the lack of Flemish presence in the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, and was subsequently arrested while

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      Wilfried Martens

      Wilfried Martens, born on 19 April 1936, was prime minister of Belgium (except for brief periods) from 1979 to 1992.

      Martens attended the University of Leuven, where he was active in the Flemish Students Association. After graduation he continued to work for the cause of Flemish-speaking Belgians.

      He joined the Flemish Social Christian party in 1962, became its chairman in 1972 and entered parliament in 1974. He had no ministerial experience when he was chosen prime minister by a fragile coalition of five parties.

      Martens survived numerous political crises during his tenure of office, most of them caused by tensions between the Flemish-speaking and French-speaking factions of the nation. There was also strong opposition to his austere program for economic reform. Martens was succeeded in office on 7 March 1992 by Jean-Luc Dehaene, following a period of political uncertainty caused by inconclusive elections in November 1991.

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