Bernard_Caprasse

Bernard Caprasse

Bernard Caprasse

Belgian politician

Bernard Caprasse (born 24 January 1949) is a Belgian politician. He was governor of the province of Luxembourg from 1996 until 2016. He is a member of the Centre démocrate humaniste.

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Biography

Caprasse was born on 24 January 1949 in Lierneux.[1] He obtained a licentiate in law at the Université catholique de Louvain in 1972.[1] He worked as a lawyer in Brussels from 1972 to 1975, and in Marche-en-Famenne between 1975 and 1996. He became governor of the province of Luxembourg on 4 June 1996.[1]

In January 2015 he announced that he would retire early 2016.[2] Olivier Schmitz was appointed by the Walloon Government as his successor, effective 1 February 2016.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Le Gouverneur - Son parcours" (in French). Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    Mélodie Mouzon (26 January 2015). "Parlons politique avec le gouverneur Bernard Caprasse: "Notre force: notre capacité à nous unir"" (in French). La Meuse. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. [3]
    Jean-Luc Bodeux (25 September 2015). "Olivier Schmitz, le prochain gouverneur de la province de Luxembourg : "Je n'ai pas hésité à accepter"" (in French). Le Soir. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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