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Mark Eyskens
Marc Maria Frans, Viscount Eyskens, known as Mark Eyskens, is a Belgian economist, professor and politician in the Christian People's Party, now called Christian Democratic and Flemish, and briefly served as the prime minister of Belgium in 1981.
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Born 29 April 1933 · Q349477
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2004· 1 entry
Was chairman of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts
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1995· 1 entry
Career landmark: Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1995–2003).
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs in Belgium (1989–1992).
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1985· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Finance of Belgium (1985–1988).
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1981· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Belgium (1981–1981).
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1979· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Development Cooperation (1979–1980).
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1976· 1 entry
Eyskens became Secretary of State for Town and Country Planning and Housing (1976–1977, Tindemans I)
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1973· 1 entry
“Europe is an economic giant, a political dwarf, and a military worm.”
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1962· 3 entries
Received a doctorate in economic sciences
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Eyskens started his political career as a counsellor in the cabinet of the Minister of Finance André Dequae
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Became a professor at the University of Leuven (1962–1998)
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1957· 1 entry
Obtained a master of arts in economics at Columbia University
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1956· 1 entry
Became a doctor juris at the University of Leuven
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1953· 1 entry
Eyskens attained a bachelor's degree in philosophy
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1933· 1 entry
Born 1933-04-29.
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