Stefaan De Clerck

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Stefaan De Clerck


Minister of Justice
In office 30 December 2008 – 6 December 2011
Prime Minister	Herman Van Rompuy Yves Leterme
Preceded by	Jo Vandeurzen
Succeeded by	Annemie Turtelboom
In office 28 June 1995 – 24 April 1998
Prime Minister	Jean-Luc Dehaene
Preceded by	Melchior Wathelet
Succeeded by	Tony Van Parys

Personal details
Born	(1951-12-12) 12 December 1951 (age 69)
Political party	Christian Democratic and Flemish

Stefaan Maria Joris Yolanda De Clerck (born 12 December 1951) is a Belgian politician and former Minister of Justice of Belgium. He was Minister of Justice from 1995 until 1998 as well, when he resigned following the escape from prison of Marc Dutroux. He has served as chairman of Christian Democratic and Flemish party and held a seat in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. De Clerck was mayor of Kortrijk.

Regarding re-instituting the death penalty in Belgium after the "Joker" murders of 2009, GlobalPost quotes De Clerck as saying: "That is not something for our times. It's not by killing somebody that we solve society's problems, just look at the United States."

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