Wilfred Martens
 Wilfred Martens      (  politician, Belgium/VIPaedophile) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens 19 April 1936 Sleidinge, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 October 2013 (Age 77) Lokeren, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cause of death | euthanasia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | • Catholic University of Leuven • Harvard University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lieve Verschroeven | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | US/Department/State/International Visitor Leadership Program | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Christian Democratic and Flemish | ||||||||||||||||||||
Quad Bilderberg Belgian politician honoured for his contribution to European integration. Mentioned in the Belgian X-dossiers of the Dutroux affair as participating in rape and torture events.
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Wilfried Martens was a Flemish Belgian politician During his political career, Martens was Prime Minister of Belgium from April 1979 to April 1981 and 1December 1981 to March 1992. He attended three Bilderberg meetings as prime minister, and one after. He was also mentioned in the Belgian X-dossiers of the Dutroux affair, where according to witness X1, Martens participated in rape and torture events [1]
Education
Martens was born on 19 April 1936 in the village of Sleidinge, East Flanders, the son of modest small farmers.[2] He studied law at the Catholic University of Leuven, graduating in 1960.[2] Martens became active in the Flemish Movement as a student.[2] He began to draw public attention in 1957 when, as president of the Flemish Youth Committee, he organized a march to protest the lack of Flemish presence in the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, and was subsequently arrested while protesting the opening of the exposition.[2]
Political career
In 1965, Martens joined the Christian People's Party or CD&V, (since renamed to Christian Democratic and Flemish).[2] He was the party's chairman from 1972 to 1979, sitting as a deputy in the Chamber of Representatives from 1974 to 1991,[2] and Senator from 1991 to 1994.
Wilfried Martens was Prime Minister in nine coalition governments from 3 April 1979 to 6 April 1981 and 17 December 1981 to 7 March 1992. His period in office was dominated by the economic crisis of the 1980s and the state reforms of 1980 and 1988 which set Belgium on a path to federalism.
He co-founded the European People's Party (EPP) in 1976 and was EPP President from 1992 until his death.
From 1993, he was President of the European Union of Christian Democrats (EUCD), until its merger with the EPP in 1996. Martens also negotiated with Finnish politician Sauli Niinistö the merger of the European Democrat Union (EDU) into the EPP (formally concluded in 2002). The successful fusion of all "centre-right" European organisations into the EPP – currently the largest transnational European political party with 75 member-parties from 40 countries – is widely recognised as an important achievement of his European political legacy.
From 1994 to 1998, he was a Member of the European Parliament, chairing the EPP Group.
From October 2000 to November 2001, he was also the President of the Christian Democrat International (CDI).
Martens held a doctorate in law, a degree in notarial studies, as well as a baccalaureate in Thomistic philosophy from the Catholic University of Louvain. He also studied international political science at Harvard University. He practised law at the Ghent court of appeal.
Among numerous national and international distinctions, he was honoured in 1998 with the Charles V European Award for his contribution to European integration.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1989 | 12 May 1989 | 14 May 1989 | Spain Galicia La Toja Island | 37th Bilderberg meeting, 110 guests |
| Bilderberg/1990 | 10 May 1990 | 13 May 1990 | New York US Glen Cove | 38th Bilderberg meeting, 119 guests |
| Bilderberg/1991 | 6 June 1991 | 9 June 1991 | Germany Baden-Baden Steigenberger Hotel Badischer Hof | The 39th Bilderberg, 114 guests |
| Bilderberg/1993 | 22 April 1993 | 25 April 1993 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece |
| Brussels Forum/2011 | 25 March 2011 | 27 March 2011 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund. |
| Brussels Forum/2012 | 23 March 2012 | 24 March 2012 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. |
