Benoît Lutgen

Benoît Lutgen (born 10 March 1970) is a Belgian politician who served as head of the Centre démocrate humaniste (Humanist Democrat Centre) political party in Belgium from 2011 to 2019.[1]

Benoît Lutgen
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2019
ConstituencyBelgium
Personal details
Born (1970-03-10) 10 March 1970
Bastogne, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Political partyCentre démocrate humaniste

Early life

Benoît Lutgen was born on 10 March 1970 in Bastogne.[2] His father was Guy Lutgen.[3]

Political career

Previously, Lutgen was Secretary-General of the Centre démocrate humaniste from 2001 to 2002 and National Campaign Director for the party in 2004. Lutgen was Minister for Public Works, Agriculture, Rural Affairs, Nature, Forests and Heritage of Wallonia. He was previously Minister for Agriculture, Rural Affairs, the Environment and Tourism from 2004 to 2009.

Lutgen has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 elections. He has since been serving on the Committee on Transport and Tourism. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the Parliament's delegation with the United States. He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability[4] and the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.[5]

References
  1. "Benoit Lutgen: "Our democratic system is out of breath"". Le Vif.be. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. "Benoît Lutgen". Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  3. "L'ancien ministre et bourgmestre de Bastogne Guy Lutgen est décédé". Le Soir (in French). 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. Members of the Disability Intergroup - EPP European Disability Forum.
  5. Members European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.

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