Pierre Galand

See also: Galand

Pierre Galand is a known figure of the associative sector and development co-operation Belgian and a politician member of the Belgian socialist party. It was born on July 28th 1940 with Uccle (Brussels). His/her brother Paul Galand is appointed of Brussels Ecolo.

Graduated in social sciences (Cardijn Institute), laid off in economic scenes (UCL) and graduate in philosophy (UCL), he was professor at the Institute of higher learning of working culture (ISCO) and is since 1997, university lecturer and adviser of the vice-chancellor in co-operation to ULB.

Charismatic personality, it is at the origin of several ONG and associations, of which OXFAM-Belgium which it will join as of the first years and of which it will strongly mark the evolution, the Belgo-Palestinian Association at the side of Naïm Khader and Marcel Liebman or the CNAPD with which it will gather with the beginning of the year eighty, 300 000 demonstrators in the streets of Brussels in opposition to the installation of nuclear missiles in Belgique.
At the base of many movements of solidarity with the people under development or private of freedom, it will tie many contacts mainly in central Africa, with the the Middle East and in Latin America.

It is implied in particular in the movement Altermondialiste and takes part in Worldwide social forums. March 25th, 2006, he is elected with the presidency of the laic Center of action (CAL) which represents with the eyes of the Belgian public authorities the laic people of Wallonia and of Brussels is more than one million French-speaking people. Its taking up the duties will take place in March 2007.
At the time of its deposit of candidature, he had declared that in the event of election, he would not represent himself with the legislative elections.

Mandates in the governmental organizations

1967-1996 : General secretary of OXFAM Belgium
1970-1985: President of the National committee of action for peace and the development (CNAPD)
1973-1989: President of the National committee Chile
1975-1990: Member of the international Secretariat of Safety and the European Co-operation
1982-1985: President of the Committee of Connection of ONG with the European Union
1980-2002: Member of the office and President during 8 years of the National center of development co-operation (CNCD)
Since 1986: President of the belgo-Palestinian Association
Since 1998: President of the Worldwide organization against Torture - Europe
Since 1999: President of the Belgian Association of the Friends of the diplomatic World
Since 2002: President of the foundation Secularity and Humanism in central Africa (LHAC)

Political mandate

Since June 19th, 2003: senator co-opted

See too

organized Secularity
List of the Belgian senators (legislature 2003-2007)

External bonds

Personal site

Parliamentary work on the site of the Belgian Senate

Presentation on the site of the Belgian socialist party

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