Jean-Pierre Van Rossem
Jean Pierre Van Rossem | |
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Belgian Chamber of Representatives | |
In office 1991 –1995 | |
Member of the Flemish Parliament | |
In office 1992 –1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bruges, Belgium | 29 May 1945
Died | 14 December 2018 |
Political party | ROSSEM |
Children | Nicholas Piki Van Rossem Youri Van Rossem |
Alma mater | Ghent University, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | stock market guru, economist, econometrician, author, philosopher, public figure, politician and former member of the Belgian & Flemish Parliament |
Awards | The International Scholarship of Flanders-prize |
Website | www |
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem (born 29 May 1945, died December 14 2018) is a Belgian stock market guru, economist, econometrician, author, philosopher,[1] public figure, politician, and former member of the Belgian & Flemish Parliaments.
Life and career
He studied economics at the University of Gent in 1963-67.[2] With his final term paper 'De omloopsnelheid van het geld : theoretische begripsbenadering en praktische toepassing in België' ('The velocity of money: Theoretical approach to understanding and practical applications in Belgium')[3] he won the International Scholarship of Flanders-prize and was able to study two years of econometrics under Nobel Prize winner Lawrence Klein at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Moneytron
He became famous as a stock market guru with 'Moneytron',[4] an investment company that could offer apparently endless returns. His customers included the moneyed Europe, including the Belgian Royal Family.[5] Van Rossem claimed that the 'Moneytron' was a supercomputer able to predict economic fluctuations, and the access to its room was strictly forbidden, behind a closed door in Van Rossem's office.
Van Rossem also claimed that he had developed a model that could predict the stock market and beat the capitalist system. His sympathies for the theories of Karl Marx did not stop him investing for the very wealthy and accumulating 860 million dollars for himself.[6] At his most successful, Van Rossem owned a yacht, The Destiny,[7] 108 Ferraris[8] and two Falcon 900 aircraft.[7] Later everything was sold to pay debts.[9] He also printed false shares.[7]
In 1991, he was sentenced to five years in prison for his scams; according to him, it was "a way to fuck the system."[citation needed] In prison, he wrote a personal diary, Gevangenisboek (English: Prison Book), which was later published.[10]
Formula One
Van Rossem sponsored a Formula One team in 1989, Moneytron Onyx, which placed 10th of the 21 teams. The biggest success he got with this was 3rd place at the Grand Prix of Portugal with driver Stefan Johansson in 1989.[11]
ROSSEM
In 1991, Van Rossem founded his own libertarian protest party ROSSEM, according to many, to gain political immunity, because of his problems with the Belgian Court.[12] The name of the party stood for ‘Radicale Omvormers en Sociale Strijders voor een Eerlijker Maatschappij’ ('Radical Inverters and Social Warriors for a Fairer Society'). Under the slogans ‘Geen gezwijn, stem libertijn’[13]('No nonsense, vote libertine') & 'Geen gezeik iedereen Rijk' ('No nagging everybody rich'), ROSSEM got 3.2% of the votes, or 3 chairs in the Belgian Federal Parliament at the Parlemential elections of 24 November 1991.[14] Rossem himself seated in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from November 1991 to May 1995 & the Flemish Parliament from January 1992 to May 1995.[15]
ROSSEM 2
In 2014 he went back to the elections with his party ROSSEM[16] but lost with only 0.3% of the votes for the Belgian Federal Parliament and 0.2% for the Flemish Parliament.[17]
Controversies
- At the coronation ceremony of King Albert II of Belgium, he shouted 'Vive la république d'Europe, vive Lahaut', as a reference to Julien Lahaut, who shouted 'Vive la république' in 1950 at the coronation of Baudouin of Belgium.[18] Van Rossem was against the Belgian monarchy.
- In 2004 Van Rossem was guest on the Dutch television show Het Grote Complot - De Wereld Verklaard and offended the Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende by calling him a "dick."[19]
Trivia
- Van Rossem claimed to have met Osama Bin Laden in 1988 at the "Baharain Middle East Bank" in Saudi Arabia.[20]
- In 2002 the Extreme Right Politician Wim Verreycken compared Rossem, along with the murder of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, as political stunts during a meeting of the Belgian Senate.[21]
Bibliography
- Hoe genezen we onze zieke ekonomie? (1979, Metodika)[22]
- Moneytron: How the system works (1989)[23]
- Is Outperformance of Security Markets Possible with Modern Econometrics? (1990)[24]
- Staat in staat van ontbinding (1990, Houtekiet)[25]
- Proces in duplo (1990, Houtekiet)[26]
- Mister Junkie & Sister Morphine (1991, Houtekiet)[27]
- Sonate voor een blauwe vuurtoren (1991, Houtekiet)[28]
- Libertijns Manifest (1991)[29]
- Libertijnse Breekpunten: wat willen Libertijnen (1992)[30]
- Een dode zwaan in Tann (1992)[31]
- De schat van de Arme Klavers (1992, Loempia)[32]
- Hoe word ik stinkend rijk?: Van Rossems beleggings- en belastinggids editie 1993 (1992)[33]
- Wie vermoordde André Cools? (1993, Loempia)[34]
- Hoe kom ik van de grond? : Van Rossems Sex- en Bordelengids (1993)[35]
- De nacht van Christus-Koning (1996)[36]
- Gevangenisdagboek (1999, Van Halewyck)[37]
- De dag van de nachtschade (2000, Van Halewyck)[38]
- Brigitte, of Het hart van de engel (2001)[39]
- De maquette : verslag (2002)[40]
- De onkuise kuisheid van de Boccaccio : studie van het postmoderne nachtleven (2002)[41]
- Crisis: Hoe lossen we het op? (2009, Lampedaire)[42]
- De engel in de duivel (2009, Lampedaire)[43]
- Belgisch uranium voor de eerste Amerikaanse en Russische atoombommen (2011, Van Halewyck)[44]
Filmography
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1990 | Klasgenoten (mini series)[45] | Himself | |
1990 | Wie ben ik (Talkshow)[46] | Himself | |
2001 | "Big Brother VIPS" (mini series)[47] | Himself | |
2004 | "Het grote complot - De wereld verklaard" (mini docu series)[48] | Himself | |
2009 | "Phara" (Talk Show)[49] | Himself | |
2009 | "Phara" (Talk Show)[50] | Himself | |
2009 | "Villa Vanthilt" (Talk Show)[51] | Himself | |
2009 | "Phara" (Talk Show)[52] | Himself | |
2011 | "Reyers Laat" (Talk Show)[53] | Himself | |
2011 | "Pauw & Witteman" (Talk Show)[54] | Himself | |
2012 | "Cafe Corsari" (Talk Show)[55] | Himself | |
2016 | "De Ideale Wereld" (Talk Show)[56] | Himself |
(This list is not Complete.)
References
- ^ Simon Horsten & Joos Roets. "Middelpunt repitoren: Jean-Pierre Van Rossem". veto.be. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
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- ^ "De omloopsnelheid van het geld : theoretische begripsbenadering en praktische toepassing in België - Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent". ugent.be.
- ^ "De 6 carrières van Jean-Pierre Van Rossem". vacature.com.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem - Het belang van geld. YouTube. 2 October 2010.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem - Verkiezingen 2014 (Interview ROSSEM). YouTube. 14 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "'Als je geld hebt, vertrouw je niemand'". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ jensg. "JP Van Rossem over zijn Ferraris - krimineel.com". krimineel.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
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- ^ "Gevangenisdagboek, Jean Pierre van Rossem". Zoekeenboek.nl.
- ^ "Onyx-Moneytron: het F1-avontuur van Jean-Pierre Van Rossem · F1Journaal special". f1journaal.be.
- ^ "4 moments clés de la carrière de Jean-Pierre Van Rossem". references.be.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Anonyme- R.O.S.S.E.M. - 1991". Catawiki.
- ^ Man Bijt Hond - Libertijns Leven (Jean Pierre Van Rossem). YouTube. 12 August 2015.
- ^ https://www.vlaamsparlement.be/vlaamse-volksvertegenwoordigers/2605#biografie
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Van Rossem stelt partijprogramma voor". deredactie.be.
- ^ Maarten Delvaux. "Jean-Pierre Van Rossem ontbindt partij: 'Beschamend resultaa... - De Standaard". De Standaard.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem - Intronisation Albert II. YouTube. 6 July 2014.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem (2 October 2010). "Jean Pierre Van Rossem - Schijndemocratie & Balkenende is een Lul !" – via YouTube.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem - "Beursspeculaties" 9/11 Aanslagen. YouTube. 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Handelingen nr. 2-238".
- ^ "Hoe genezen we onze zieke economie". LibraryThing.com.
- ^ "boek: Moneytron". bronnenwijzer.be. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Staat in staat van ontbinding". Goodreads.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Proces in duplo". Goodreads.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Mister Junkie en Sister Morphine". Goodreads.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Sonate Voor Een Blauwe Vuurtoren". Goodreads.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Libertijns Manifest". Goodreads.
- ^ "Libertijnse breekpunten: Wat willen de Libertijnen? (Dutch Edition): Jean Pierre van Rossem: 9789068013542: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com.
- ^ "Een dode zwaan in Tann". cultuurkuur.be.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "bol.com - De avonturen van J.P. Van Rossem 2: De schat van de arme klavers, Jean..." bol.com.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Hoe word ik stinkend rijk?". Goodreads.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Wie Vermoordde Andrés Cools". Goodreads.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Hoe kom ik van de grond?". Goodreads.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "De nacht van Christus-Koning". Goodreads.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Gevangenisdagboek". Goodreads.
- ^ "De dag van de nachtschade - Ghent University Library". ugent.be.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Brigitte, of het hart van de engel". Goodreads.
- ^ "De maquette". google.be.
- ^ "De onkuise kuisheid van de Boccaccio". google.be.
- ^ "Crisis Hoe Lossen We Het Op van Jean Pierre Van Rossem". beursplus.be. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem. "Belgisch Uranium Voor de Eerste Amerikaanse En Russische Atoombommen". Goodreads.
- ^ "Klasgenoten (TV Series 1989– )". IMDb.
- ^ "Wie ben ik (TV Series 1990– )". IMDb.
- ^ "Big Brother VIPS (TV Series 2001– )". IMDb.
- ^ Het Grote Complot - De Wereld Verklaard (Tv-Serie) Met Jean Pierre Van Rossem. YouTube. 21 August 2014.
- ^ "deredactie.be video: Phara - 19/02/09". deredactie.be.
- ^ Jean Pierre Van Rossem - Phara (27/03/2009) Volledige Uitzending. YouTube. 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Hadise te gast bij 'Villa Vanthilt'". TV-Visie.
- ^ "deredactie.be video: Van Rossem: "Ik heb nooit ambitie gehad"". deredactie.be.
- ^ "deredactie.be video: Van Rossem: "Ik keer niet terug naar de politiek"". deredactie.be.
- ^ "Pauw & Witteman (TV Series 2006–2014)". IMDb.
- ^ "Eén - Café Corsari - Partij Van de Toekomst". een.be. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
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