Background
Boels, Romain Albert was born on March 24, 1931 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of François Auguste and Isobel Justine (Bethell) Boels.
Boels, Romain Albert was born on March 24, 1931 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of François Auguste and Isobel Justine (Bethell) Boels.
M.Criminology, U. Ghent, Belgium, 1956; Juris Doctor, U. Ghent, Belgium, 1957; M.Maritime Law, U. Brussels, 1958; postgraduate in international penal law, University Ghent, Belguim, 1956; postgraduate in corporation law, Institute des Hautes Etudes, Ghent, 1957.
Private practice, Furnes, Belgium, 1957-1965; corporation lawyer, director, Congo-Frigo-Sprl, Kinshasa, Congo, 1965-1967; professor of law, Commercial H.S., Kinshasa, 1965-1967; corporation lawyer banking, Brussels, 1968-1972; managing director, arbitrator, Praetor Law Firm, Antwerp, since 1968.
Affiliate member Royal British Legion, Antwerp, since 1989. Member British Cmty. of Antwerp, 1993. Sectorial vice president section VI Chamber of Commerce and Indiana, Antwerp.
Married Liliane Marguerite van Ackere, May 22, 1963. Children: Hendrik, Stefan.