Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb

Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 10 May 1988 – 8 June 1995
Preceded by	Erik Vankeirsbilck
Succeeded by	Jos Dupré
In office 3 April 1979 – 20 May 1980
Preceded by	Edmond Leburton
Succeeded by	Jean Defraigne
Personal details
Born	3 May 1936 Brussels, Belgium
Political party	Humanist Democratic Centre

Baron Charles-Ferdinand N. M. P. Nothomb (born 3 May 1936) is a French-speaking Belgian politician.

He is a member of the Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH). He served as Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1980 until 1981. Since 2002 Nothomb has been Vice President of the European Movement international.

Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb is the great-uncle of the Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb.

Honours

He has been awarded the following decorations:^[1]

National Honours

•  Belgium :
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
  • Civic Medal, 1st Class

Foreign Honours

•  France : Grand Officier of the Legion of honour (20 February 1984)
•  Gabon : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Gabon) (14 January 1982)
•  Greece : Grand Cross of the Order of Honour (3 April 1982)
•  Iceland : Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (16 October 1979) ^[2]
•  Italy : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ^[3]
•  Mexico : Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
•  Netherlands : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1980)
•  Poland : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (24 September 1979)

External links

Media related to Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site (French only)

References

1. Senate biography (French)
2. Icelandic Presidency Website (Icelandic), Order of the Falcon, Nothomb, Charles
3. Italian Presidency website, S.E. Charles Ferdinand NOTHOMB - Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana