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Place of Birth: Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Flemish Region, Belgium
About Leo Peeters
- Leo Albert Elisabeth Peeters (born 2 May 1950 in Kapelle-op-den-Bos) is a Flemish politician and a member of the Socialist Party Different (sp.a). In early 1995 he became Minister of Work and Social Affairs of the Flemish Government.
- Later that year he also became Minister of Internal Affairs, Urban Policy and Housing.
- During his time in office he wrote the Peeters directive, regulating the use of languages in Dutch-speaking municipalities.
- After the regional elections of 1999 he resumed his function as mayor of Kapelle-op-den-Bos and also became a member of the Flemish Parliament.
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