Education
De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law.
De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law.
In 1981 he was elected for the Parti Réformateur Libéral to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives where he served until 1995. In 1995 he was elected to the Belgian Senate, and re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2010.From 1999 to 2003, and from 2007 to 2010, he was President of the Senate. Since 2010, he is second Vice-President of the Senate.
He served as president of the council of the Brussels-Capital Region from 1995 to 1999.
From 20 July 2004 to 12 July 2007, De Decker has served as the minister responsible for Development Cooperation in the Belgian Federal Government. He is mayor of Uccle.
National honours Foreign honours.
Il est: Grand Cross of the Order of Crown (6 June 2010) Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (11 May 2003) Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold (9 June 1999) He is: Colombia: Grand Officer of the Order of San Carlos (4 February 1997) Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (28 February 2002) ° Finland: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose (30 March 2004) ° France: Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour (9 July 1997) Greece: Grand Officer of the Order of the Phoenix (1er January 1994) Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (15 October 2002) ° Malta: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit Mexico: Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (10 December 2002) ° Norway: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (20 May 2003) ° Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun (2006) * Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (12 May 2000) ° Sweden: Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star (8 May 2001) °.
