Dirk Sterckx
Appearance
Dirk Jozef Maria Sterckx (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)kˈstɛr(ə)ks]), born on 25 September 1946 in Herent, is a Belgian politician of the Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 until 2011, representing Flanders.
In parliament, Stercks was a member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and served on the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on Transport and Tourism. He was also a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
Education
- 1969: Master's degree in Germanic languages and literature
Career
- 1969: Teacher
- 1975: Journalist, BRT television
- 1986: Copy editor of the BRT television news
- 1994: Copy editor and anchorman on Terzake, television news interpretation programme
- 1996: Head of news and anchorman on VRT television news
- 1999: Member of the European Parliament
- 2001: Member of Lint Municipal Council (January
- 2004: VLD Chairman (February - June)
- Member of the Conference of Delegation Chairmen
See also
External links
- Official website
- Personal profile of Dirk Sterckx in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Dutch)