Yvan Ylieff Explained

Yvan Ylieff
Birth Date:1941 3, df=y
Birth Place:Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Nationality:Belgian
Occupation:politician

Yvan Ylieff (Bulgarian: Иван Илиев, Ivan Iliev; born 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 position he held until 2018. 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.

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  2. Book: The European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 1999. 17 January 2011. 3. 1999. Routledge. 978-1-85743-056-1. 183.
  3. Book: Suzuki, Kazuto. Policy logics and institutions of European space collaboration. 17 January 2011. October 2003. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 978-0-7546-3014-2. 134.