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Jean Defraigne
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 18 December 1981 – 10 May 1988
Preceded by	Joseph Michel
Succeeded by	Erik Vankeirsbilck
In office 20 May 1980 – 24 October 1980
Preceded by	Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb
Succeeded by	Joseph Michel
Personal details
Born	Jean Pierre Marie Olivier Germain Defraigne (1929-04-19)19 April 1929 Roosendaal and Nispen, Netherlands (now Roosendaal)
Died	15 March 2016(2016-03-15) (aged 86)
Party	Liberal Reformist Party
Children	Christine Defraigne
Alma mater	University of Liège

Jean Pierre Marie Olivier Germain Defraigne (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ maʁi ɔlivje ʒɛʁmɛ̃ dəfʁɛɲ]; 19 April 1929 – 15 March 2016) was a Belgian liberal politician and minister for the Liberal Reformist Party (PRL).

Career

Defraigne graduated as a doctor of law at the Université de Liège and was a lawyer and alderman in Liège. He was member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (1965–1974 and 1977–1989) and senator in the Belgian Senate (1974–1977) for the PRL and was President (1981–1988) of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives of public work (1974–1976). In 1983, Jean Defraigne was appointed as minister of state. From 1989 to 1994 Defraigne served as a Member of the European Parliament, where he sat with the Liberal, Democrat and Reformist Group.

Sources

• Ministries, etc.
• Gouvernement Leo Tindemans II (11 June 1974 – 4 March 1977)