Andries Kinsbergen
Andries Kinsbergen | |
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Born | (1926-09-25)25 September 1926 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 24 June 2016(2016-06-24) (aged 89) |
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation | Politician |
Andries Kinsbergen (25 September 1926 – 24 June 2016) was a Belgian lawyer and politician.
Education
Andries Kinsbergen went to highschool at the Royal Athenaeum of Deurne. An auditorium at his old highschool was named after him in 2010.[1]
In 1951, he graduated with a doctorate in Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).
Career
He started his career as a lawyer in Antwerp and also worked as an assistant at the VUB. Later he became professor at the RUCA. He was governor of the Belgian province Antwerp from 1 January 1967 until 1 October 1993. From 1993, he was Minister of State. Kinsbergen died 24 June 2016.[2]
Honours
- Minister of State, by Royal Decree
- 21 December 1995: Knight Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold[3]
- 13 January 1992 : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown.[3]
- 15 November 1971: Knight Commander in the Order of Leopold II[3]
- 22 June 2000: Commander of the Legion of Honour[3]
- 4 January 1977: Knight Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau[3]
References
Sources
- Steve Heylen, Bart De Nil, Bart D’hondt, Sophie Gyselinck, Hanne Van Herck en Donald Weber, Geschiedenis van de provincie Antwerpen. Een politieke biografie, Antwerpen, Provinciebestuur Antwerpen, 2005, Vol. 2 p. 111
Preceded by Richard Declerck | Governor of Antwerp 1967 – 1993 | Succeeded by Camille Paulus |