Richard Jonckheere
| Richard Jonckheere | |
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| Born | 20 January 1963 Belgium |
| Nationality |  Belgium |
| Occupation | musician |
Richard Jonckheere (born 20 January 1963[1] in Brussels, Belgium[2]), aka Richard 23 or Richard JK, is an Industrial and EBM musician. He is a member of Front 242 (which he joined in 1983) and was a founding member of Revolting Cocks (which he left in 1986). He released in 1994 an EP (Free Tyson Free!) with Jean-Pierre Everaerts and Marc Desmare using the moniker Holy Gang and two twelve-inch singles in 1999/2000 as LaTchak (a collaboration with Everaerts).
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[edit] General
Richard Jonckheere has two daughters born in September 1988 and May 1990.
He lives in Brussels and is currently working at the European Commission.
[edit] Politics
Richard Jonckheere is a strong supporter of ecological causes.[3]
In 2007, he ran as candidate for the Belgian general elections on behalf of the Ecolo party.[4] In the district Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde he finished 15th, with 1936 (or 2.03% of the) votes.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Birthdate from [1] and [2]. Retrieved on July 18, 2007.
- ^ Birthplace from "BRAVO Kalender 1992," page 27 (ISBN 3488003352)
- ^ For this witness his MySpace page. Retrieved on July 18, 2007.
- ^ Bruxelles, liste pour la Chambre : 8ème effectif, Ecolo.be. Retrieved on July 18, 2007.
- ^ Circonscription de Bruxelles-Hal-Vilvorde, Belgium.be. Retrieved on July 18, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Richard 23 at Discogs
- Richard 23 at MySpace (requires login to view)
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