Jean Bock
Belgian politician (1931–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belgian politician (1931–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean Bock (15 January 1931 – 11 September 2022) was a Belgian politician.[1] He was a member of the Liberal Reformist Party (PRL) and later the Reformist Movement (MR).
Jean Bock | |
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.jpg) Bock 2015 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Wallonia | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Member of the Senate of Belgium | |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Provincial Senator from Luxembourg Province | |
| In office 1985–1995 | |
| Mayor of Gouvy | |
| In office 1983–2004 | |
| Co-Opted Senator | |
| In office 1981–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1931 Bovigny, Gouvy, Belgium |
| Died | 11 September 2022 (aged 91) |
| Political party | PRL MR |
| Education | École normale de l’État de Verviers |
Bock's childhood was impacted by the loss of his mother at the end of World War II. He earned a teacher's diploma from the École normale de l’État de Verviers and conducted his military service from 1951 to 1952. He then taught at the École communale de Limerlé before leaving for the Belgian Congo from 1955 to 1960 in the Kasaï Province. There, he met his future wife, Andrée Léonard, with whom he had two children.
Upon his return to Belgium, Bock ran for office in the Provincial Council of Luxembourg in 1961, but was not elected until four years later. He served in the Council from 1965 to 1981 and served in the cabinets of budget minister Willy De Clercq and justice minister Pierre Wigny.
Bock served as a Co-Opted Senator from 1981 to 1985, Mayor of Gouvy from 1983 to 2004, Provincial Senator from Luxembourg Province from 1985 to 1995, a member of the Senate from 1995 to 1999,[2] and in the Parliament of Wallonia from 1999 to 2004.[3]
Jean Bock died on 11 September 2022, at the age of 91.
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