Marc Verwilghen
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Marc Verwilghen, born 21 September 1952 in Dendermonde, is a Belgian politician.
Verwilghen studied law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the University of Ghent and is the holder of an honorary doctorate from Ghent.
A member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), he was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1991 and 1995, and then to the Belgian Senate. In the Chamber he served as chairman of the Justice committee, and headed two special investigative committees into the events surrounding Marc Dutroux.
He served as Justice minister from 1999 to 2003, as Development co-operation minster 2003–2004, and then as Minister for the Economy (fully: Economy, Small and Medium Enterprises, the Middle Classes, Energy, Overseas Trade and Science) from 2004.
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