2023-07-20 05:14:00
King Philippe will award this Thursday, July 20, it is a tradition on the eve of the national holiday, nobiliary favors or an honorary title to 22 personalities. La Libre was able to obtain this list, which will be published this Thursday in the Belgian Monitor.
A dozen people will thus receive noble favors in 2023, and will be awarded the title of baron or baroness. These titles are not transferable to the heirs and therefore expire with their bearer. Unlike last year, no title of count was awarded.
By granting these titles, the Palace wishes on the other hand to remain in line with previous years by highlighting “nobility of heart” and exceptional careers. It is made up of parity between men and women and between French-speaking and Dutch-speaking people.
Are made barons or baronesses:
Elisabeth Monard was president of the Scientific Research Fund for 15 years. She is Emeritus Professor at KU Leuven, where she was one of the first female civil engineers.
Anny De Windt created the independent non-profit organization “Bijzondere jeugdvakanties” (BiJeVa), which began by organizing holidays for children in Flanders facing poverty.
Kasper Bormans has developed an app that allows caregivers to communicate with people with dementia and help them by bringing back memories.
Henri Goldberg devoted his entire life to the Auschwitz ASBL Foundation and to the memory of the Shoah.
Professor Jean Rubay is a heart surgeon and president of the non-profit association Chaïne de l’Espoir Belgique, which welcomes children to Belgium to receive the medical care necessary for their recovery.
Emilie Meessen has, throughout her career, demonstrated her commitment to the most vulnerable in society, in particular with her ASBL Infirmiers de la rue.
Anne Johansson is a Belgian authority on neonatal care. She works as head of clinic in the newborn intensive care unit of the Queen Fabiola University Children’s Hospital.
Sabine Gössing is active in several organizations that fight against Alzheimer’s disease. She notably co-founded the Alzheimer League asbl.
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is a choreographer who is one of the greatest international choreographers and has collaborated with world stars, including Beyonce. This is the first time that a Belgian of immigrant origin has become a baron, indicates the Palace.
Brussels – Headquarters IPM: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, choreographer of the new Starmania. In Brussels on March 14, 2023 ©JC Guillaume
Charles Schelfhout: Charles Schelfhout is a painter and draftsman who suffered the first signs of blindness around the age of 30 and who nevertheless continued his artistic activities by drawing in particular using the video magnifying glass. He founded Art and Low Vision in 2014.
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Are appointed to the rank of Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold:
Conny Aerts is a world authority on astroseismology, the science concerned with analyzing the internal structure of pulsating stars.
Michel Delbaere, entrepreneur and administrator, is active in the employers’ organization VOKA and chairman of the strategic committee of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel.
François Maniquet is an economist and professor at UCL and the University of Warwick (United Kingdom). He won the Francqui Prize in 2010 for his scientific research related to the “fair economy”.
Are appointed to the rank of Commander of the Order of Leopold:
Baron Marc du Bois (director of several companies and elected manager of the year in 2014 by Trends); Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville (anaesthetist-resuscitator who has been running the Pain Center since 2004) as well as Ibrahim Ouassari, a young entrepreneur who, among other things, founded MolenGeek and is an example for many young people who have not completed a traditional school career.
Are appointed to the rank of Commander of the Order of the Crown:
Loredana Marchi, who has been director of the ASBL Foyer in Molenbeek since 1989; Maria Van Elslande who was head of the United Nations information service; Sophie Vangheel, who has been working with the most vulnerable in society for over 30 years; Count Matthieu Le Grelle and Frédéric Simonart, active in the non-profit association Duo for a Job, which puts young job seekers from immigrant backgrounds in contact with people over 50 who have extensive professional experience.
Among the well-known personalities in the north of the country, Martine Tanghe, who has worked all her life for the VRT, is appointed to the rank of Commander of the Order of the Crown. She was known as a senior newscaster for her clear and correct use of Dutch.
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