Alain Destexhe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alain Destexhe
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 19, 1958(1958-06-19)
Age	66
Birthplace	Liege
Country	Belgium
Birth City	Liege
Horoscope	Gemini

Alain Destexhe Biography

Alain Destexhe is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 19, 1958 in Liege, Liege, Belgium. Alain Destexhe (born 19 June 1958) is a Belgian liberal politician. He was a senator from 1995 to 2011, and remains a member of the Brussels Regional Parliament. Destexhe was a member of the liberal Reformist Movement and represented Belgium in the World Economic Forum. He was awarded the Prize of Liberty by Nova Civitas in 2006. He was Secretary-General of Médecins Sans Frontières from 1991 to 1995, and President of the International Crisis Group from 1997 to October 1999.

Destexhe has published a number of books, including one, translated into English, dealing with the Rwandan genocide. His book deals mainly with historical antecedents leading up to the mass killings in 1994 and who was to blame. Afterwards, his analyses of that era have been used in many parliamentary enquiries and investigation commissions. A 2004 exchange between Destexhe and Canadian general Roméo Dallaire, the military leader of the UN peacekeeping force in Rwanda, can be see in the CBC documentary Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire. Destexhe stated that Dallaire failed to protect his troops and cost the lives of ten Belgian Blue Helmet soldiers in UN service.

From 1997 to 1999, Destexhe was President of the International Crisis Group (ICG).

During his time in the Senate, Destexhe also served as President of Parliamentarians for Global Action from 2005 to 2007. He is a member of the AWEPA Governing Council.

In 1993, he was appointed for two years as the first General Secretary of the international network of Médecins Sans Frontières. He will be then confronted with many international crises: Bosnia, Iraq (1st Gulf War), Rwanda (genocide, 1994), Somalia (famine).

Alain Destexhe Net Worth

Alain Destexhe is one of the richest Politician from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alain Destexhe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After his medical studies, he became volunteer for Médecins Sans Frontières (1985-1988).

From 1989 to 1991, he was the medical assistant director of Pasteur Vaccins (a branch of the Pasteur Institute and Institut Mérieux) in charge of Asia and Latin America.

Destexhe was elected a Senator in the 1995 elections, and re-elected in 1999. He was re-elected for the new Mouvement Réformateur in 2003 and 2007 due to support from the Francophone electoral college, but failed to win re-election in 2010. He was also elected to the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region in 2004, and re-elected.

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In February 2019 Destexhe quit the MR due to a disagreement with the party’s course. He created his own party, the Listes Destexhe, which is situated right of the MR. According to Destexhe, his list is modeled after the Flemish- nationalist N-VA but without the confederalism.

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Alain Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Alain Destexhe celebrates birthday on June 19 of every year.