Philippe Busquin#
| Membership Number: | 2340 |
| Membership type: | HONORARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2005 |
| Main Country of Residence: | BELGIUM |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2004 - 2009 Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
- 1999 - 2004 Member of the European Commission with responsibility for research
- since 1992 Minister of State
- since 1992 Minister of State
- 1987 Minister for Social Affairs
- 1981 Minister of the Interior
- 1980 - 1982 Minister of Education
- 1994 - 1999 Senator
- 1979 - 1994 Member of the national Parliament
- 1986 Minister of Economic Affairs for the Walloon Region
- 1982 - 1986 Minister for the Budget and Energy for the Walloon Region
- 1977 - 1978 Ordinary Member for the province of Hainaut
- 1995 - 1999 Mayor of Seneffe
- 1994 - 1996 Vice-President of the PES
- since 1992 Vice-President of the Socialist International
- 1992 - 1999 Chairman of the PS
- Assistant lecturer at the Free University of Brussels
- 1962 - 1977 Lecturer at the Nivelles teacher training college
Fields of Scholarship
Honours and Awards
- 1995 Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
- 1987 Commander of the Order of Leopold
- 1988 Civic Medal, First Class
