Andries Kinsbergen Explained

Andries Kinsbergen (25 September 1926 – 24 June 2016) was a Belgian lawyer and politician.

Education

Andries Kinsbergen went to highschool at the Royal Athenaeum of Deurne. An auditorium at his old highschool was named after him in 2010.^[1]

In 1951, he graduated with a doctorate in Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

Career

He started his career as a lawyer in Antwerp and also worked as an assistant at the VUB. Later he became professor at the RUCA. He was governor of the Belgian province Antwerp from 1 January 1967 until 1 October 1993. From 1993, he was Minister of State. Kinsbergen died 24 June 2016.^[2]

Honours

• Minister of State, by Royal Decree
• 21 December 1995: Knight Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold^[3]
• 13 January 1992 : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown.^[3]
• 15 November 1971: Knight Commander in the Order of Leopold II^[3]
• 22 June 2000: Commander of the Legion of Honour^[3]
• 4 January 1977: Knight Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau^[3]

Sources

• Steve Heylen, Bart De Nil, Bart D’hondt, Sophie Gyselinck, Hanne Van Herck en Donald Weber, Geschiedenis van de provincie Antwerpen. Een politieke biografie, Antwerpen, Provinciebestuur Antwerpen, 2005, Vol. 2 p. 111

Notes and References

1. News: Atheneum van Deurne kreeg een opknapbeurt . https://archive.today/20130616112309/http://www.atv.be/item/atheneum-van-deurne-kreeg-een-opknapbeurt . dead . 16 June 2013 . 8 May 2013 . atv . 10 May 2010 .
2. Web site: Antwerps ex-gouverneur en Minister van Staat Andries Kinsbergen overleden. De Standaard.
3. Web site: ODIS. odis.be.