Yvan Ylieff

Yvan Ylieff
Born 8 March 1941 (1941-03-08) (age 71)
Verviers, Liège
Nationality  Belgium
Occupation politician

Yvan Ylieff (Bulgarian: Иван Илиев, Ivan Iliev; b. 8 March 1941) is a Belgian politician of the Francophone Socialist Party.

Ylieff was born in Verviers, Liège, to a Bulgarian emigrant family. He graduated in history before engaging in politics. In 1973, he was elected mayor of the municipality of Dison, a post he still holds as of 2010. From 1974 to 1995, he was a member of Belgian Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament. In 1988–1989, he was a Minister of National Education of Belgium; from 1989 to 1992, he served as the French Community of Belgium's Minister of Culture and Higher Education.[1] In 1995–1999, he was federal Minister of Scientific Policy[2][3] and from 1999 to 2003 he was Government Commissioner of Scientific Issues.

References

  1. ^ Dupriez, Vincent (2008) (in French). De l'école au marché du travail, l'égalité des chances en question. Peter Lang. p. 134. ISBN 9783039117215. http://books.google.com/books?id=6WJWR1j4Pt4C&pg=PA134. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  2. ^ The European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 1999 (3 ed.). Routledge. 1999. p. 183. ISBN 9781857430561. http://books.google.com/books?id=NU07cD6NEJQC&pg=PA183. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  3. ^ Suzuki, Kazuto (2003-10). Policy logics and institutions of European space collaboration. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. p. 134. ISBN 9780754630142. http://books.google.com/books?id=4VhwnO34mHEC&pg=PA134. Retrieved 17 January 2011.