Wilfried Martens
Belgian politician (1936-2013) · Belgium · On the map · Politicians · Died at 77
Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1992, except from April to December 1981. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, during his premiership he oversaw the transformation of Belgium into a federal state.
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Martens in 1982
Wilfried Martens (center) with Jean-Luc Dehaene (left) and Claudie Haigneré (right) at a European People's Party (EPP) meeting in 2005
On 10 September 2009, Wilfried Martens presented his book Europe: I Struggle, I Overcome in a public event organized by the Centre for European Studies (CES), the official think-tank of the European People's Party.Awards
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He was one of the founders of the European People's Party.
