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Karel Emiel Hubert, Baron Poma (b.
Antwerp,
14 March 1920) is a
Belgian liberal and politician for the
PVV. He is a son of Carolus Poma, who was a lieutenant of the Antwerp fire brigade, and subsequently council member (1946-1958) and mayor (1953-1958) of the town
Wilrijk. He is married to Juliana Walgraeve, and together they've two children; a son Peter (b. 1950) and a daughter Kathleen (b. 1954).
Education
He went to high school at the Royal Athenaeum of Antwerp, where he graduated in
Latin-Sciences (1938). In
1943, he obtained a Licentiate in Sciences at the
University of Ghent (
Ghent,
Belgium). In
1946, he obtained a PhD in science from the same university. He graduated as a bacteriologist at the
Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in 1946. During
World War II, he was active in the resistance against the
Nazi occupation of
Belgium, for which he was honored after the war.
Professional career
He started his professional career in
1945 at the
Antwerp Water Works (AWW) and became head of the laboratory of the AWW. He left the AWW in 1971, to be able to dedicate himself entirely to his political mandate. He was part-time docent environmental hygiene, for engineers and graduates of health care (physicians and nursing staff) at the
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1979-1990).
Political career
From
1965-
1985, he was a member of the
Belgian parliament for the liberal party
PVV. From
1965-
1971 and
1981-
1985 he was a senator. From
1971-
1981 he was a member of parliament. From
1977-
1981, he was floor leader for the PVV in the Culture Council and
1980-
1981 of the
Flemish Council.
From
1976-
1982, he was a member of the village council of Wilrijk; and
1982-
1988 member of the city council of Antwerp (Wilrijk became a part of Antwerp in
1982). In
1968 and
1973-
1974 he was president of the
Liberaal Vlaams Verbond (LVV).
Because of his large merit for his country he was knighted by king
Albert II of Belgium in
2005, and obtained the title of
baron.
Bibliography
- Wat men moet weten over het Belgisch liberalisme (1954), together with Frans Janssens
- Knoeien met ons Leefmilieu (1973)
- Energie en Democratie (1976)
- Actie Vrijmetselaren, een politieke benadering van de moderne vrijmetselarij (1996)
- Een visie op de Grote Architect van het Heelal (1999)
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