Wilfried Martens

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Wilfried Martens was a Belgian politician and long-serving Prime Minister who played a key role in shaping modern Belgium and European Christian democracy.

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instanceOf human
politician
awardReceived Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
burialPlace Pere Lachaise Cemetery (if known, otherwise omit)
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
countryOfCitizenship Belgium
dateOfBirth 1936-04-19
dateOfDeath 2013-10-09
educatedAt Catholic University of Leuven
familyName Martens
fieldOfStudy law
givenName Wilfried
headOfGovernmentOf Belgium
ideology Christian democracy
knownFor leadership in the European People’s Party
shaping modern Belgian federalism
languageSpoken Dutch
memberOfPoliticalParty Christelijke Volkspartij
Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
name Wilfried Martens
nationality Belgian
notableAchievement longest-serving Prime Minister of Belgium in the 20th century
notableWork building the federal structure of Belgium
numberOfChildren 9
numberOfGovernmentsLed 9
occupation lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Belgium
East Flanders
Sleidinge
placeOfDeath Belgium
East Flanders
Lokeren
politicalMovement European Christian democracy
positionHeld Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Member of the Senate of Belgium
Minister of State of Belgium
President of the European People’s Party
Prime Minister of Belgium
regionOfActivity Belgium
European Union
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Ilse Schouteden
Ingrid Lieten
Lieve Verschroeven
termEndAsPrimeMinister 1992-03-07
termStartAsPrimeMinister 1979-04-03

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Parti social chrétien notableMember Wilfried Martens
subject linked to: Parti social chrétien (PSC)
Wilfried hasNotableBearers Wilfried Martens
Wilfried Martens name Wilfried Martens