Emiel Meeus

Emiel "Mil" Meeus (27 May 1929 – 26 November 2022) was a Belgian politician.[1][2]

Emiel Meeus
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Born(1929-05-27)27 May 1929
Tessenderlo, Belgium
Died26 November 2022(2022-11-26) (aged 93)
Tessenderlo, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Occupationpolitician

He was a member of the Christian Social Party that later became Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V). Meeus was a politician for over 50 years.[1] Meeus was for the first time elected in 1964 for the local council.[3] He was Schepen for six years.[3] In 1983 he succeeded Frans Lievesoens as the mayor of Tessenderlo. He was the mayor of Tessenderlo for thirteen years until 1995 when he was succeeded by Jan Verheyden [nl]. In 2009 he received the title of honorary mayor from the Flemish Minister of the Interior Marino Keulen.[4] When Meeus was 89 years old in 2018 he no longer ran for city council.[3]

Meeus was married to Annie.[3] He died in Tessenderlo on 26 November 2022, at the age of 93.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Looise ereburgemeester Emiel Meeus overleden: "Politiek was zijn passie"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Nederlands). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. "Emiel Meeus". inmemoriam.be (in Nederlands).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "De 89-jarige Emiel Meeus neemt afscheid van de politiek". Het Nieuwe Boerenbelang (in Nederlands). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via issuu.com.
  4. "Miel Meeus is ereburgemeester". De Standaard (in Nederlands). 5 February 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2022.