Mischaël Modrikamen
| Mischaël Modrikamen | |
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| Born |
22 February 1966 Charleroi, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | lawyer, politician, publisher |
| Known for | Leader of the People's Party |
Mischaël Modrikamen (born 22 February 1966) is a Belgian lawyer and politician. He is the co-founder and leader of the People's Party. He is the vice-président of the Alliance For Direct Democracy in Europe and the publisher of Le Peuple.
His father Marcel Modrikamen, son of a Polish immigrant who fled anti-Semitism, was arrested by the Gestapo as a member of the Belgian Resistance during World War II. He became a political leader and trade unionist in Charleroi after the war. On 18 February 1991, Marcel Modrikamen was victim of a gun attack. He died a few years later of his injuries. According to his son, his father discovered irregularities in the Gailly Institute, a Belgian hospital situated in the Walloon Region. This may have been the reason for the attack.
Mischaël Modrikamen went to school at Couillet and then Charleroi before going to Université libre de Bruxelles, (ULB) where he studied Law and graduated magna cum laude.
Mischaël Modrikamen is married to Yasmine Dehaene (born 24 September 1964) since 1997. Yasmine Dehaene is a former member of the Brussels bar and has become General secretary of the Parti Populaire and Executive Director of the ADDE. They have three children : Nathan (born in 1994), Raphaël (born in 1997) and Sasha (born in 2008). During his free time, he often engages into painting, mainly abstract.
After a year as trainee with the top American firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, he then moved to Stibbe where he finished his pupilage. He then founded his own firm in 1993, at the age of 27. Modrikamen Law firm became one of the most respected firms for corporate and finance litigation in Belgium.
Mischaël Modrikamen became a specialist in representing shareholders and investors in Belgium in complex corporate litigations. He led major procedures that have marked the recent economic history of Belgium, notably the Fortis case.
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