Herman Suykerbuyk
Herman Suykerbuyk | |
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Suykerbuyk in 1993 | |
| Member of the Senate of Belgium for Antwerp Province | |
| In office 13 December 1987 – 20 May 1995 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium | |
| In office 31 March 1968 – 12 December 1987 | |
| Member of the Flemish Council/Flemish Parliament | |
| In office 7 November 1981 – 12 June 1999 | |
| Cultural Council for the Dutch Cultural Community | |
| In office 7 December 1971 – 7 November 1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1934 Kapellen, Belgium |
| Died | 21 February 2026 (aged 92) Essen, Belgium |
| Party | CVP |
| Education | Catholic University of Leuven |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Herman Suykerbuyk (5 January 1934 – 21 February 2026) was a Belgian politician of the Christian People's Party (CVP).[1]
Life and career
Born in Kapellen on 5 January 1934, Suykerbuyk studied law at the Catholic University of Leuven from 1952 to 1957, when he was a member of the Katholiek Vlaams Hoogstudentenverbond. He was first elected to the Chamber of Representatives in 1968, where he served until 1987. He was also a member of the Cultural Council for the Dutch Cultural Community from 1971 to 1981, which became the Flemish Council and later the Flemish Parliament. He served there until 1999. He was also a Senator from 1987 to 1995.[2]
In the Flemish Parliament, Suykerbuyk was most well known for the controversial "Suykerbuyk decree", which sought to provide reparations for Nazi collaborationists punished in the aftermath of World War II and others harmed by repression.[3] The decree was approved by the People's Union, Vlaams Blok, and the CVP, which broke the cordon sanitaire to support the measure, though it was overturned by the Court of Arbitration in 1999.[4] In the Senate, he abstained from the 1995 vote on the Belgian Holocaust denial law.[5]
Suykerbuyk died in Essen on 21 February 2026, at the age of 92.[6]
References
- ^ de Koning, Stijn (21 February 2026). "Ereburgemeester en ex-parlementslid Herman Suykerbuyk (92) overleden in woonzorgcentrum De Bijster". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Herman Suykerbuyk". Flemish Parliament (in Dutch).
- ^ "Voorstel van decreet van de heer Herman Suykerbuyk c.s. houdende vaststelling van de voorwaarden voor getroffenen van repressie en epuratie, en voor oorlogsslachtoffers om in aanmerking te komen voor een financiële tegemoetkoming (opschrift gewijzigd door de commissie : ... houdende bijkomende bijstand aan personen die in een bestaansonzekere toestand verkeren ten gevolge van oorlogsomstandigheden, repressie en epuratie)". Flemish Parliament (in Dutch).
- ^ Laporte, Christian; Delfosse, Luc; Breny, René (15 October 1999). "Le décret Suykerbuyk ne sera jamais appliqué Douze juges guillotinent l'amnistie Herman Suykerbuyk: «Le combat n'est pas perdu...» Pourquoi la Cour a annulé le décret «La Cour joue utilement son rôle» Collaboration, répression, réconciliation". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ Mathil, Pol (12 November 1998). "Un colloque international faisait le point cette semaine à Bruxelles sur la «Négation de la Shoah» Du révisionnisme au négationnisme, un tout petit «pas»". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Op 21 februari 2026 overleed gewezen lid Herman Suykerbuyk". Flemish Parliament (in Dutch). 23 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.