Leader of the European People's Party-European Democrats
In office 20 July 1994 – 20 July 1999
Preceded by
Leo Tindemans
Succeeded by
Hans-Gert Pöttering
President of the European People's Party
In office 16 July 1990 – 9 October 2013
Preceded by
Jacques Santer
Succeeded by
Joseph Daul
Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 17 December 1981 – 7 March 1992
Monarch
Baudouin
Preceded by
Mark Eyskens
Succeeded by
Jean-Luc Dehaene
In office 3 March 1979 – 6 April 1981
Monarch
Baudouin
Preceded by
Paul Vanden Boeynants
Succeeded by
Mark Eyskens
Personal details
Born
Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens
(1936-04-19)19 April 1936 Sleidinge, Belgium
Died
9 October 2013(2013-10-09) (aged 77) Lokeren, Belgium
Political party
Christian People's Party
Spouses
Lieve Verschroeven
(m. 1962; div. 1997)
Ilse Schouteden
(m. 1998; div. 2007)
Miet Smet
(m. 2008–2013)
Children
5
Alma mater
Catholic University of Leuven
Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (Dutch:[ˈʋɪlfritˈmɑrtə(n)s]ⓘ; 19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, during his premiership he oversaw the transformation of Belgium into a federal state.[1] He was one of the founders of the European People's Party.
^Robert L. Peterson (1995). "WILFRIED MARTENS". In David Wilsford (ed.). Political Leaders of Contemporary Western Europe: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 306–313. ISBN 978-0-313-28623-0.
2014. "WilfriedMartens. Deel 2". "WilfriedMartens. Deel 2". Martens, Wilfried (28 August 2009). Europe: I Struggle, I Overcome: WilfriedMartens: 9783540892885:...
The WilfriedMartens Centre for European Studies, also known as the Martens Centre and previously as the Centre for European Studies, is a think tank...
also held. The snap elections were called after the government led by WilfriedMartens (CVP) fell due to the Voeren issue. Following the election, the King...
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liberals (PVV/PRL) led by Prime Minister WilfriedMartens. Following the elections, the same parties formed a new Martens Government. Guy Verhofstadt, PVV leader...
à 74 ans". La Presse. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024. "WilfriedMartens koos voor euthanasie: "Hij was op het einde van zijn leven"". Het Belang...
position, which recognises safe access to abortion as a human right. WilfriedMartens Centre for European Studies, member of the Executive Board Friends...
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in the CD&V list for the European elections in 1999 instead of WilfriedMartens, Martens, at the instigation of then-wife Ilse Schouteden, refused to run...
Minister of Development Aid (1979–1980, Martens I, Martens II & Martens III) and Minister of Finance (1980–1981, Martens IV). Eyskens became the 45th Prime...
apathetic attitudes to the European Economic Community (EEC) were high. WilfriedMartens, Prime Minister of Belgium from 1981 to 1992, states in his 2008 memoirs...
Donald Tusk (Poland) Klaus Iohannis (Romania) Ulf Kristersson (Sweden) see European Council Eurofoundation: WilfriedMartens Centre for European Studies...
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deputy prime minister and minister of budget under Prime Minister WilfriedMartens. Because of his economic views and his young age, he became known as...
he could avoid signing the measure into law. The Government under WilfriedMartens complied with his request on 4 April 1990. According to the provisions...
elected president of the European People's Party, succeeding the late WilfriedMartens, while also remaining chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament...
Poland December 13, 2023 – present 195 days 12 years, 139 days 9 WilfriedMartens Prime Minister Belgium March 3, 1979 – April 6, 1981 2 years, 34 days...
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