Armand De Decker
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Armand De Decker, born in Uccle, 8 October 1948, is an Belgian politician.
De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law. In 1981 he was elected for the Parti Réformateur Libéral to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives where he served until 1995. In 1995 he was elected to the Belgian Senate, and re-elected in 1999 and 2003. From 1999 to 2004 he was president of the Senate. He served as president of the council of the Brussels-Capital Region from 1995 to 1999.
From 20 July 2004, De Decker has served as the minister responsible for Development Cooperation in the Belgian Federal Government. He is mayor of Uccle.
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