Mathieu Grosch

Mathieu Grosch
Speaker of Parliament of the German Community
In office 13 November 1990 – 1 August 1994
Preceded by	Kurt Ortmann
Succeeded by	Manfred Schunck
Personal details
Born	(1950-09-15) 15 September 1950 (age 74) Eupen, Belgium
Political party	Christian Social Party
Alma mater	University of Liège

Mathieu Jean Hubert Grosch (born 14 September 1950, in Eupen) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the German-speaking Community of Belgium with the CSP-EVP, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism.

He is a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development, a member of the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Japan.

Education

• 1973: Germanic languages, University of Liège
• 1974: Accredited upper school teacher

Career

• 1974–1981: teacher of English and German
• 1986–present: Member of the national bureau of the CSP
• 1994–present: Member of the EPP bureau
• 1981–1984: Adviser to the Prime Minister
• 1984–1985: Member of the provincial council
• 1986–1994: Member of Council, German-speaking Community
• 1986–1990: Government minister, German-speaking Community
• 1990–1994: Chairman of Council, German-speaking Community
• 1991–2012: Mayor of Kelmis
• 1994–2014: Member of the European Parliament
• Member of the Robert Schuman Foundation
• 1996–present: Member of the board of Bierset-Liège airport

Decorations

• 1999: Merit award of the Meuse-Rhine Euregio
• 1999: Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
• 2004: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, First Class

External links

• Mathieu Grosch's official webpage
• Personal profile of Mathieu Grosch in the European Parliament's database of members
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in French)

Political offices
Preceded by Kurt Ortmann	Speaker of the Parliament of the German Community 1990–1994	Succeeded by Manfred Schunck
European Parliament
New constituency	Member of the European Parliament for the German-speaking electoral college 1994–2014	Succeeded by Pascal Arimont