Richard Biefnot | |
Birth Date: | 24 March 1949 |
Birth Place: | Mons, Belgium |
Nationality: | Belgian |
Party: | PS |
Office: | Communal Councillor in Mons |
Term Start: | 1983 |
Term End: | 2009 |
Office2: | Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives |
Term Start2: | 1995 |
Term End2: | 1999 |
Predecessor2: | Elio Di Rupo |
Office3: | Member of the Parliament of Wallonia and the French Community of Belgium |
Term Start3: | 1999 |
Term End3: | 2004 |
Office4: | Provincial Councillor of the Hainaut Province |
Term Start4: | 2004 |
Term End4: | 2009 |
Richard Biefnot (24 March 1949 – 18 August 2020) was a Belgian politician.[1] He served on the Parliament of Wallonia and the Chamber of Representatives and was a member of the Socialist Party.
Biefnot was a fiscal and social advisor. He served as President of the Centre de délassement du Grand Large in Mons.
On 18 May 2009, Biefnot was indicted and charged with possession of child porn, but was not convicted. However, he was expelled from the Socialist Party and resigned from his post as Communal Councillor in Mons.[2]
Richard Biefnot died on 18 August 2020 at the age of 71.