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  Louis Tobback - Wikipedia
Tobback is een Vlaamse socialist die als parlementair fractieleider, voorzitter van de SP (nu sp.a) en minister in de Belgische regering een belangrijke plaats heeft verworven in de geschiedenis van de Belgische en Vlaamse sociaaldemocratie.
Louis Tobback is niet alleen de vader van sp.a-minister Bruno Tobback, maar eveneens de politieke vader van Frank Vandenbroucke en Johan Vande Lanotte, beiden eveneens minister en topfiguren binnen de sp.a.
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 Louis Tobback
Louis Tobback (born May 3 1938) is a Belgian politician.
Tobback is a Flemish socialist and member of the political party SP.a (formerly known as SP).
In 1995, Tobback also became the mayor of Louvain, and he was granted the title of Minister of State as a recognition of his political prestations.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Louis_Tobback   (420 words)

  
 sp.a - sociaal progressief alternatief - Ideeën - Geschiedenis - Partijvoorzitters
Zijn mentor Tobback vraagt hem in 1990 om thuisbasis Stavelo in te ruilen voor de koningin der badsteden Oostende om er de plaatselijke afdeling meer swung te geven.
Tobback was de morele overwinnaar van de verkiezingen van ’95, maar had de moeilijke taak om de partij doorheen misschien wel de moeilijkste periode van haar bestaan te loodsen.
Louis Tobback is sinds 1995 burgemeester van Leuven, waar hij geboren en getogen is. Als licentiaat in de Romaanse filologie onderwees hij Frans in het Koninklijk Atheneum van Leuven.
www.s-p-a.be /nationaal/ideeen/geschiedenis/partijvoorzitters   (1971 words)

  
 vrtnieuws.net - Louis Tobback trekt lijst voor het laatst   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Tobback maakte zijn voornemen bekend op de nieuwjaarsreceptie van zijn partij.
Tobback trekt de socialistische lijst in Leuven al sinds 1970.
Tobback wil betaalbare huisvesting de hoogste prioriteit geven.
www.vrtnieuws.net /nieuwsnet_master/versie2/nieuws/details/060128tobback/index.shtml   (104 words)

  
 Mayor of Leuven Refuses to Meet Netanyahu | The Brussels Journal
In 1985 Tobback was the leader of the opposition against the deployment of 48 medium-range cruise missiles in Belgium.
The TGV track was built, but Tobback did not move.
Tobback also refuses to meet the Belgian King, on the grounds that he is a descendant of King Leopold II...
www.brusselsjournal.com /node/1329   (583 words)

  
 vrtnieuws.net - Tobback krijgt zijn eigen website cadeau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Sinds maandag 2 oktober heeft burgemeester van Leuven Louis Tobback een eigen webstek.
"Tobback houdt te weinig rekening met de studenten en stelt ons ook vaak in een slecht daglicht", zegt Gruyaert.
Tobback mag nog eens sjerp omgorden in Leuven
www.vrtnieuws.net /nieuwsnet_master/versie2/v2006/details/061002website/index.shtml   (366 words)

  
 vrtnieuws.net - Leuven: Tobback can't get enough of it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Mr Tobback has never been an enthusiastic supporter of liberals and socialists joining forces and has maintained his distance from Guy Verhofstadt's two liberal led federal governments, though his son, Bruno Tobback (Flemish socialist) is now the Pensions Minister.
In these municipal elections Louis Tobback is being challenged by the Christian democrat, Carl Devlies, a parliamentary spokesman on finances who is little known outside his own province and Patricia Ceysens, the former Flemish Economy Minister and current liberal floor leader in the Flemish Parliament.
This is the seventh time that Louis Tobback is heading the socialist ticket in Leuven that includes the Euro MP Saïd El Khadraoui.
www.vrtnieuws.net /nieuwsnet_master/versie2/english/details/060919_Leuven/index.shtml   (793 words)

  
 In english
Louis Tobback (2) once declared that the Vlaams Blok is a "disease" that should be fought "with all possible means".
(2) Louis Tobback was a long time chairman of the Flemish Socialist party, including during the period in which the SP was involved in the Agusta corruption scandal.
In addition to his having many political jobs (party chair, senator and mayor of Leuven), Tobback was (and is) known for his one-liners.
www.vlaamsblok.be /site_engels_hotnews_2.shtml   (1282 words)

  
 BBC News | Europe | Belgian minister resigns over death scandal
The Belgian Interior Minister, Louis Tobback, has said he will go ahead with his decision to resign following the death of a young Nigerian woman, Samira Adamu, who was being deported from the country.
Mr Tobback originally presented his resignation on Thursday, but was asked to reconsider by the government, who said he was not personally responsible for her death.
The 20 year-old asylum-seeker lapsed into a coma and died on Tuesday after a pillow was put over her face to restrain her as police tried to force her aboard a plane.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/180906.stm   (382 words)

  
 HLN.be: belgie - Leuvenaars steunen Louis Tobback (270784)
Louis Tobback mag op beide oren slapen in Leuven.
Burgemeester Louis Tobback (sp.a) wordt door 65,8 procent van de ondervraagden als meest bekwame Leuvense politicus beschouwd.
Louis Tobback wordt door de Leuvenaar ook gezien als de meest bekwame politicus van Leuven.
www.hln.be /hlns/cache/det/art_270784.html?wt.bron=RSS   (344 words)

  
 Louis Tobback - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NOTE: This is mainly a short translation of the Dutch article on Louis Tobback.
In 1995, Tobback also became the mayor of Leuven, and he was granted the title of Minister of State as a recognition of his political prestations.
As of 10 October, 2006, Tobback is the mayor of Leuven.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_Tobback   (367 words)

  
 Louis Tobback - Wikipédia
Louis Tobback est un homme politique belge né à Louvain le 3 mai 1938, membre du parti sp.a.
Il est le père d'un autre homme politique belge, Bruno Tobback.
Tobback est également le créateur de la loi sur le gardiennage belge.
fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_Tobback   (230 words)

  
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Tobback's move came after he learned that one of the two policemen who had tried to subdue Semira Adamu during the deportation attempt had already been sanctioned by the police force last year for repeatedly kicking an asylum seeker.
Tobback, who is responsible for the police force, said his resignation offer was based on the fact that "a policeman who had been sanctioned for serious offenses against a deportee was allowed to be within the division and told to carry out this delicate task."
Tobback, 60, had been a central figure in Belgian politics for the past 20 years and had been interior minister from 1988 to 1994.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=9051   (2919 words)

  
 Mayor of Leuven refuses to meet Netanyahu
Tobback's lack of integrity kept his body integral.And the TGV speeding.
Louis Tobback, président du SP, M. Willy Claes, à l'époque des faits, ministre des affaires économiques, et M. Frank Vandenbroucke, ancien président du parti, vice-premier ministre et ministre des relations extérieures, rejettent toute implication dans l'affaire.
Tobback listened to the complaints of the inhabitants and did something about it, and believe it or not the measures he took had a great effect and apparently the people of Leuven appreciate that.
lvb.net /item/3465   (2720 words)

  
 Tobback :: kapingamarangi [Stories from 'round the world]
De burgemeester van Leuven -ja, ook zo ben je belangrijk in dit land ;)- Louis Tobback is ziedend op Vld-voorzitter Karel De Gucht, meldde De Morgen gisteren.
Wat verder in het artikel merkt hij op: "En hij heeft Cd&v weer tot leven gewekt".
De opmerking van Tobback heeft niets met het dossier migrantenstemrecht te maken, maar alles met het vastklampen aan verworven macht.
www.kapingamarangi.be /index.php?itemid=412   (349 words)

  
 Tijd.be: Tobback wint nieuwe ambtstermijn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Burgemeester Louis Tobback heeft met zijn sp.a-Spirit in Leuven de verkiezingen gewonnen.
Tobback blijft nog 6 jaar burgemeester in een coalitie met de CD&V-N-VA.
De rest, buiten het Belang zijn verliezers en dus gaan we samen verder besturen met de CD&V", aldus Tobback.
www.tijd.be /mijn_nieuws/binnenland/verkiezingen/artikel.asp?Id=2473053   (253 words)

  
 KHO Bierbeek (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In 1994 werd ook voor het eerst een officiele lottrekking georganiseerd in CC De Borre met o.a.
Jan De Wijngaert, Johan Boskamp, Gaston Roelants, Louis Tobback,...
Vanaf 2002 is de leiding van het tornooi terug in handen van Jos Hermans.
www.hogeropbierbeek.be.cob-web.org:8888 /ehistoriek.php   (331 words)

  
 Statewatch News online: Five police officers on trial over the death of Semira Adamu in 1998
Semira's death in 1998 led to the resignation of the then Interior Minister Louis Tobback.
Inquiries have since revealed that Semira's death occurred as a consequence of practices which have become part of a daily routine of deportations from Belgium.
This led to Tobback closing the centre down and freeing the remaining inmates.
www.statewatch.org /news/2003/dec/09semira-adamu.htm   (1974 words)

  
 Casual murder of Samira Adamu by Belgian police should ring down alarm bells
After all, one of the policemen who assaulted her had been disciplined earlier this year for kicking a handcuffed prisoner but was allowed to remain in the force.
He said the fact that one of two officers had been disciplined earlier in the year made his resignation necessary, since he was directly responsible for the national gendarmerie.
Tobback, 60, who served as interior minister from 1988 to 1994, was brought into the cabinet to clean up the corrupt and inefficient national gendarmerie after the resignation of his predecessor, John Vande Lanotte, following serious police scandals.
www.muslimedia.com /ARCHIVES/world98/samira.htm   (1198 words)

  
 vrtnieuws.net - Louis Tobback does it again in Leuven   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Sun 08/10/06 - Former Interior Minister Louis Tobback (Flemish socialist) is the big winner in Leuven, the capital of Flemish Brabant province.
Mr Tobback will not have to think a lot when forming a new coalition.
If Mr Tobback continues the present coalition, he will be able to count on 32 of the 45 seats in the local council.
www.vrtnieuws.net /nieuwsnet_master/versie2/english/details/061008_Leuven_English/index.shtml   (215 words)

  
 BBC News | Europe | Deportation death rethink
The Belgian Interior Minister, Louis Tobback, has agreed to reconsider his offer to resign after the cabinet said he was not personally responsible for the death of a young Nigerian woman who was being deported.
A government statement said Mr Tobback had not committed any personal errors and asked him to stay in his post.
Asylum-seeker Semira Adamu, 20, died on Tuesday after police officers travelling with her on a flight to Togo tried to restrain her by putting a pillow over her mouth.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/179780.stm   (392 words)

  
 horses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Responding to an appeal from Brigitte Bardot, Belgian interior minister Louis Tobback on June 13 banned the controversial Krombeke trap-horse race--as well as any demonstrations that might be held to gloat over the victory.
Held on slippery cobblestone streets, the race resulted in frequent injuries to horses and drivers.
Tobback, who said he'd always dreamed of getting a letter from Bardot, last year banned a similar race at nearby Sint-Eloois-Winkel.
www.animalpeoplenews.org /94/6/horses.html   (479 words)

  
 HLN.be: belgie - Liberale studenten doen Louis Tobback website cadeau (268558)
De Leuvense burgemeester Louis Tobback heeft met www.louistobback.be een gloednieuwe eigen website.
Het gaat om een 'cadeau' van het Het Liberaal Vlaams Studentenverbond afdeling Leuven (LVSV Leuven), dat de domeinnaam bij wijze van studentikoze stunt liet registreren.
Het LVSV is niet blij met het studentenbeleid dat Tobback de laatste jaren heeft gevoerd en toont zich ook bezorgd over de toekomst.
www.hln.be /hlns/cache/det/art_268558.html?wt.bron=hlnBottomArtikels   (449 words)

  
 Welkom @ Libertarian International - News.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In Leuven, capital of the province of Flemish Brabant, the coalition partners SP and CVP both lost ground, but they still have a majority and will continue their cooperation.
Former Minister of the Interior Louis Tobback remains mayor of the university city.
Also in Bruges, the outgoing coalition will carry on as a team of Christian democrats and socialists.
www.libertarian.to /news/20001010.htm   (846 words)

  
 Radio Netherlands Worldwide - Independent thinking, independent voice - English - Beatrix visits neighbours on charm ...
According to mayor Louis Tobback of the Belgian city of Leuven that was an historical error.
He had a son who wanted to become king of the independent south.
That caused unease as Louis Tobback explains: "The 'Orange'-orientated cities like Antwerp and Ghent didn't support Willem I. When he eventually invaded the south with troops, during the so-called 'Ten Day Campaign' it was too late.
www.radionetherlands.nl /currentaffairs/bea060620mc   (586 words)

  
 Louis Tobback 03-05-38 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
In 1994 gaf hij het ministerschap op om partijvoorzitter van de Vlaamse Socialistische Partij (SP, nu sp.a) te worden en hij loodste de partij in die jaren doorheen misschien wel de moeilijkste periode van haar bestaan.
Tobback lanceerde een ideologische en organisatorische verniewing binnen de partij.
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www.flickr.com /photos/97693021@N00/137647288   (537 words)

  
 Pressure Builds for Claes to Quit Top NATO Job
Claes, Foreign Minister Frank Vandenbroucke and Louis Tobback, president of the Flemish Socialist Party, were questioned by authorities about an alleged 51 million-franc "gift" to the party from Agusta.
The arrest report was another serious problem for Mr.
Tobback have denied any wrongdoing, saying they rejected the offers.
www.iht.com /articles/1995/03/01/scandal.php   (515 words)

  
 HLN.be: belgie - Leuven: Louis Tobback wint met glans (272036)
HLN.be: belgie - Leuven: Louis Tobback wint met glans (272036)
Het kartel haalde 6,5 procent meer stemmen en kwam uit op 38,12 procent wat een winst van 4 zetels oplevert en het totaal brengt op 19 (op 45).
De rest, buiten het Belang zijn verliezers en dus gaan we samen verder besturen met de CDandV", aldus Tobback.
www.hln.be /hlns/cache/det/art_272036.html?wt.bron=RSS   (370 words)

  
 Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Daily Life 2005
Salih "Usta," the most experienced workman on the conservation team, leads singing for the excavation director's recovery after an allergic reaction to a wasp sting.
Therefore, beside the large Arco Group of nearly 30 people who arrived on August 27, we had the extreme pleasure of receiving for the second time in two years the visit on on Tuesday, August 23, of Mr.
Louis Tobback, the very popular mayor of our beloved city of Leuven, for years a minister in the federal government and still one of the leading politicians in Belgium, accompanied by his good friend Prof.
www.archaeology.org /interactive/sagalassos/life05.html   (3559 words)

  
 SimpleSolutions.be: simple and powerful
So he declared a war against the biggest misunderstanding ("mass hysteria", dixit Join) in contemporary Flanders: the traffic terrorism.
Dictators like Louis Tobback, Steve "Stunt" Stevaert and Jos Ansoms were placed on the axis of evil and would be conquered.
To achieve this, he would become an outlaw.
www28.brinkster.com /den38/hotm/hero_200311.asp   (263 words)

  
 Bruno's BlogBoek - het internetdagboek van segers_bruno@hotmail.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Bij deze doe ik een eerste poging om ook mevrouw van de bakker te bereiken die steeds sportief door de straat jogt maar blijkbaar de geneugten van het internet nog niet ontdekt heeft.
Oh ja, den beenhouwer heet Louis en zijn vrouw heet Chris.
En de groeten doen aan Louis en zijn Chris, van Bruno en Ingeborg.
segersbruno.spaces.msn.com.cob-web.org:8888 /PersonalSpace.aspx   (4746 words)

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