Alain Destexhe was a senator from 1995 to 2011, and remained a member of the Brussels Regional Parliament until 2019.
21 Facts About Alain Destexhe
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Alain Destexhe was awarded the Prize for Liberty by Nova Civitas in 2006.
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Alain Destexhe was Secretary-General of Medecins Sans Frontieres from 1991 to 1995, and President of the International Crisis Group from 1997 to October 1999.
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In February 2019 Alain Destexhe quit the MR due to a disagreement with the party's course.
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Alain Destexhe created his own party, the Listes Destexhe, which is situated to the right of the MR.
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Alain Destexhe graduated in medicine from the University of Liege.
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Alain Destexhe took part to different missions on the ground, notably:.
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From 1989 to 1991, Alain Destexhe was the medical assistant director of Pasteur Vaccins in charge of Asia and Latin America.
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Alain Destexhe was then confronted with many international crises: Bosnia, Iraq, Rwanda, Somalia.
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From 1997 to 1999, Alain Destexhe was President of the International Crisis Group.
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Alain Destexhe was elected a Senator in the 1995 elections, and re-elected in 1999.
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Alain Destexhe was re-elected for the new Mouvement Reformateur in 2003 and 2007 due to support from the Francophone electoral college, but failed to win re-election in 2010.
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Alain Destexhe was elected to the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region in 2004, and re-elected.
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Alain Destexhe is a member of the AWEPA Governing Council.
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Alain Destexhe served as vice-president of the Belgian delegation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
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Alain Destexhe is a member of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy and the Sub-Committee on External Relations.
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Alain Destexhe authored a report on recommendations for the Council of Europe's co-operation with the International Criminal Court in 2016.
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Alain Destexhe was implicated in the Azerbaijani Laundromat scandal and confirmed as having connections with Azerbaijani caviar diplomacy and receiving financial means to promote Azerbaijani interests.
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Alain Destexhe established European Academy for Elections Observations and during at least seven years released groundless positive reports on the elections in Azerbaijan.
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Alain Destexhe has published a number of books, including one, translated into English, dealing with the Rwandan genocide.
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Alain Destexhe stated that Dallaire failed to protect his troops and cost the lives of ten Belgian Blue Helmet soldiers in UN service.