Paul Lannoye

Paul Lannoye (22 June 1939 – 4 December 2021) was a Belgian politician and physicist.[1] He was born Sprimont and died in Hornu, Boussu.

He was one of the founding members of the Ecolo party and a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2004.[2] Prior to founding Ecolo, he had been a member of the Walloon Rally, which he left in 1971 to found the party Démocratie Nouvelle (DN). DN's 1973 manifesto called for a decentralised form of federalism in Belgium with a major role for popular initiatives and an economy which prioritises satisfying people's basic needs and self-cultivation over unnecessary and environmentally damaging consumption, themes which formed a major part of Ecolo's message during the first half of the 1980s. He was also a founder of the Belgian section of Friends of the Earth and served as a member of the Belgian Senate for Ecolo during the 1980s.[3]

Lannoye died on 4 December 2021, at the age of 82, from COVID-19.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Parkin, Sara (1989). Green Parties: an International Guide. London: Heretic Books. p. 45. ISBN 0-946097-27-5.
  2. ^ "Home | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu.
  3. ^ Parkin, Sara (1989). Green Parties: an International Guide. London: Heretic Books. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0-946097-27-5.
  4. ^ "Paul Lannoye (1939-2021), death of a scout". 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Paul Lannoye, membre fondateur du mouvement écologiste en Belgique, est décédé à l'âge de 82 ans". RTBF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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