Background
Lou De Clerck was born on January 18, 1937, in Opwijk, Belgium.
Lou De Clerck was born on January 18, 1937, in Opwijk, Belgium.
Graduate, St.-Jozefkollege, Overijse, Belgium. Honorary Degree in German Philology, U. Leuven, Belgium.
Journalist, Gazet Van Antwerpen, 1961-1973;
chief section interior affairs, Vlaamse Elsevier, 1973-1974;
spokesman, Min. of Traffic, 1975-1977;
spokesman, CVP Political Party, 1978-1979;
editor-in-chief, magazine ZEG, 1978-1979;
spokesman for, Prime Minister of Belgium, 1979-1981;
general manager, INBEL, 1982-1985;
general editor-in-chief, Gazet Van Antwerpen, 1985-1991;
general editor-in-chief, director, Vlaamse Uitgeversmaatschappij, 1991-1994;
editor-in-chief, director, Het Nieuwsblad/De Gentenaar, Brussels, since 1995.
M. Marie-Laure Neirinck, January 19, 1963. Children: Hilde, Frank.