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 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)