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May 05, 1951 Namur, Wallonia, Belgium 73 years old
economist, politician
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About Pierre Jonckheer
- Pierre Jonckheer (born 5 May 1951) is a Belgian economist and politician, member of the Belgian French-speaking Green party, Ecolo. He grew up in Wallonia and Brussels and studied Economics at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain).
- During his studies he became an activist in student movements linked to the "Third World" as well as the left radical political movement.
- He graduated in 1974 and became an assistant professor in the department of Economics of the Catholic University of Louvain.
- He then worked closely with different NGOs and in 1982 spent 3 months in Sri Lanka where he discovered the dismal working conditions of the Tamils.
- From 1984 to 1991, Pierre Jonckheer worked as a researcher, for OSE then became its director (European Social Observatory).
- In 1986 he joined Ecolo and in December 1991 he became provincial senator and in 1995, led the Ecolo list for the Senate.
- During his 8 years as senator, he specialised in European politics.
- In 1999, he was elected to the European Parliament and was re-elected in 2004.
- In 2008, he co-founded the Green European Foundation (GEF).
