François Roelants du Vivier
| François Roelants du Vivier | |
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| Senator | |
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In office 2000 – June 2009 |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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In office 1984–1989 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 November 1947 (age 69) Etterbeek |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | Francophone Democratic Federalists (FDF) |
| Other political affiliations |
Ecolo |
| Residence | Brussels |
| Website | www.roelantsduvivier.be |
François Marie Gabriel André Charles-Ferdinand Roelants du Vivier (born 5 November 1947) is a Belgian politician and a member of Ecolo and later the FDF (Francophone Democratic Federalists).
He is part of the political family Nothomb; his grandfather is Pierre Nothomb and his ancestors include Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, who helped draft the Belgian Constitution and served as Prime Minister.
Roelants du Vivier started his career in Ecolo, and was a Member of the European Parliament elected in 1984 and serving until 1989.
In 1988 he started the Europe-Régions-Environnement (ERE) movement. Under the electoral alliance FDF-ERE, he was elected to the Brussels Parliament in the 1989 elections. He was re-elected 1995, 1999 and 2004. From 2000 until 2009 he also served in the Parliament of the French Community and the Senate as community senator.
From 1994 until 2000 he was also municipal councillor in Uccle.
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