Charles Picqué

Charles Picqué (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl pike]; born 1 November 1948) is a Belgian politician.Deeply concerned by urban issues in general and Brussels urban issues in particular, he has devoted a large part of his political activity to promoting and defending Brussels' role and rights as a full region – at par with the two other regions of Belgium – within the institutional framework of the Belgian state.In 1999, he was appointed Special Rapporteur for the Federal Government on Policies in support of Major Cities.During his mandate as Minister of the Economy and Scientific Research – from 2000 to 2003 – he maintained this responsibility, and played a key role in introducing measures to support Belgium's large cities in coping with the specific problems typical of major urban agglomerations.The initiative involves the complete renewal of ten major sites within the city, and aims to strengthen the role of Brussels as the capital of Europe and as a major European city with a strong international vocation.
Parliament of the Brussels-Capital RegionRachid MadraneMinister-President of BrusselsJacques SimonetRudi VervoortEtterbeekBelgiumSocialist PartyAlma materCatholic University of LouvainBelgianMinister-President of the Brussels Capital-RegionLouvain School of ManagementUniversity of LouvainSaint-Gillesurban regenerationsocial cohesivenessbilingualDutch-speakingEuropean Voice