Wilfried Martens

Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician.

Wilfried Martens
President of the European People's Party
In office 1990 – 9 October 2013
Preceded by	Jacques Santer
Succeeded by	Joseph Daul
Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 17 December 1981 – 7 March 1992
Monarch	Baudouin
Preceded by	Mark Eyskens
Succeeded by	Jean-Luc Dehaene
In office 3 April 1979 – 31 March 1981
Monarch	Baudouin
Preceded by	Paul Vanden Boeynants
Succeeded by	Mark Eyskens
Leader of the European People's Party-European Democrats
In office 20 July 1994 – 20 July 1999
Preceded by	Leo Tindemans
Succeeded by	Hans-Gert Pöttering
Personal details
Born	Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (1936-04-19)19 April 1936 Sleidinge, Belgium
Died	9 October 2013(2013-10-09) (aged 77) Lokeren, Belgium
Political party	Christian Democratic and Flemish
Spouse(s)	Lieve Verschroeven (1962–Div. 1997) Ilse Schouteden (1998–Div. 2007) Miet Smet (2008–2013, his death)
Children	5
Alma mater	Catholic University of Leuven Harvard University
Website	Official website

He was born in Sleidinge (East Flanders). During his political career, Martens served as the Prime Minister of Belgium from 3 April 1979 to 6 April 1981 and 17 December 1981 to 7 March 1992.

Martens, who had pancreatic cancer, died by euthanasia on 9 October 2013, at his home in Lokeren. He was 77.

Wilfried Martens Media

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  Wilfried Martens at the Benelux Interparliamentary Consultative Council in Den Haag, Netherlands.

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  Wilfried Martens (center) with Jean-Luc Dehaene (left) at a European People's Party (EPP) meeting in 2005

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  On 10 September 2009, Wilfried Martens presented his book Europe: I Struggle, I Overcome in a public event organized by the Centre for European Studies (CES), the official think-tank of the European People's Party.

Other websites

Media related to Wilfried Martens at Wikimedia Commons

• EPP President's page Archived 2010-06-27 at the Wayback Machine