Leona Maria Detiège (born Antwerp, 26 November 1942) is a Belgian politician. [1]
Detiège was a member of the Belgian Socialist Party and is still a member of its successor Flemish social-democratic party. Until 2014, she was a federal senator, succeeding Marleen Temmerman in October 2012. From 1995 till 2003 she was Mayor of Antwerp.
Detiège was born in Antwerp. Her father, Frans Detiège, had also served as Mayor of Antwerp, while her daughter, Maya Detiège, served as a federal representative.
Detiège was a civil servant at the Belgian ministry of Economic Affairs, at the economic planning office, head-master of the "Volkshogeschool Emile Vandervelde" (adult-university, evening classes) in Antwerp. From 1970 to 1974 she worked for several ministers as cabinetcollaborator.
Political mandates :
Detiège holds the title of Commandeur in the Order of Leopold.
Media related to
Leona Detiège at Wikimedia Commons
Leona Maria Detiège (born Antwerp, 26 November 1942) is a Belgian politician. [1]
Detiège was a member of the Belgian Socialist Party and is still a member of its successor Flemish social-democratic party. Until 2014, she was a federal senator, succeeding Marleen Temmerman in October 2012. From 1995 till 2003 she was Mayor of Antwerp.
Detiège was born in Antwerp. Her father, Frans Detiège, had also served as Mayor of Antwerp, while her daughter, Maya Detiège, served as a federal representative.
Detiège was a civil servant at the Belgian ministry of Economic Affairs, at the economic planning office, head-master of the "Volkshogeschool Emile Vandervelde" (adult-university, evening classes) in Antwerp. From 1970 to 1974 she worked for several ministers as cabinetcollaborator.
Political mandates :
Detiège holds the title of Commandeur in the Order of Leopold.
Media related to
Leona Detiège at Wikimedia Commons