Armand De Decker

Political career

• In 1981 he was elected for the Parti Réformateur Libéral to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives where he served until 1995.
• In 1995 he was elected to the Belgian Senate, and re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2010.
• * From 1999 to 2003, and from 2007 to 2010, he was President of the Senate.
• * Beginning in 2010, he was second Vice-President of the Senate.
• He served as president of the council of the Brussels-Capital Region from 1995 to 1999.
• From 20 July 2004 to 12 July 2007, De Decker served as the minister responsible for Development Cooperation in the Belgian Federal Government.
• Until June 17, 2017 he was mayor of Uccle.

  Honours

National honours

• Grand Cross of the Order of Crown
• Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
• Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold

  Foreign honours

• : Grand Officer of the Order of San Carlos
• : Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog °
• : Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose °
• : Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour
• : Grand Officer of the Order of the Phoenix
• : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic °
• : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
• : Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle °
• : Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit °
• : Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
• : Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun *
• : Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic °
• : Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star °