Willy Kuijpers

Willy Kuijpers (1 January 1937 – 17 November 2020) was a Belgian politician.^[1]

Willy Kuijpers
Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives
In office 1971–1984
First Alderman of Herent
In office 1983–1988
Member of the European Parliament for the Dutch-speaking electoral college
In office 24 July 1984 – 24 July 1989
Preceded by	Maurits Coppieters
Succeeded by	Karel Dillen
Senator
In office 1989–1995
Member of the Flemish Parliament
In office 1995–1997
Personal details
Born	1 January 1937 Leuven, Belgium
Died	17 November 2020(2020-11-17) (aged 83)
Political party	VU N-VA

Career

A Flemish nationalist, he sat in the Belgian Federal Parliament (both as a representative and a senator), the Flemish Parliament, and the European Parliament, as well as being active in local politics and serving as mayor of Herent.^[2] He had a particular interest in education policy and international development aid.^[2]

Kuijpers died from COVID-19 in 2020.^[3]