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Charles Poswick

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Charles Poswick
President of the Parliament of the French Community
In office
16 October 1984 – 2 December 1985
Preceded byMichel Toussaint
Succeeded byJean-Pierre Grafé
Personal details
Born(1924-10-06)6 October 1924
Limbourg, Belgium
Died28 July 1994(1994-07-28) (aged 69)
Zolder, Belgium
Political partyReformist Movement
Alma materCatholic University of Leuven

Charles Marie Jean Joseph Elvire Ghislain baron Poswick (6 October 1924 – 28 July 1994) was a Belgian politician for the PLP. Poswick was doctor in Law and licentiate in commercial and financial sciences.

He became para-commando and broker. Poswick was a member of parliament (1965–1991) for the PLP for the district Namur and President of the French community Council (1984–1985) and of the Walloon district Council (1985–1988). He was minister of defence from 1966 up to 1968 and in 1980.

Sources

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  • Charles Poswick Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (In French)
  • Charles Poswick (Liberal Archive, in Dutch)
  • Van Molle, P., Het Belgisch parlement 1894–1969, Gent, Erasmus, 1969, p. 276.
  • Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers. Officieel Handboek, 1988, p. 161.
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Parliament of the French Community
1984–1985
Succeeded by