{{Short description|Belgian politician (1935–2024)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Hugo Weckx | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1935|01|09}} | birth_place = Vilvoorde, Belgium | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2024|10|23|1935|01|09}} | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Lawyer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | education = KU Leuven | party = CD&V | office = {{ill|List of Flemish ministers of culture|nl|Lijst van Vlaamse ministers van Cultuur|lt=Minister of Culture of Flanders}} | term_start = 21 January 1992 | term_end = 20 June 1995 | predecessor = Patrick Dewael | successor = {{ill|Luc Martens|nl}} | office2 = {{ill|List of Flemish ministers of education|nl|Lijst van Vlaamse ministers van Onderwijs en Vorming|lt=Minister of Education of Flanders}} | term_start2 = 3 February 1988 | term_end2 = 18 October 1988 | predecessor2 = Theo Kelchtermans | successor2 = {{ill|Daniël Coens|nl}} | office3 = Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium | term_start3 = 13 December 1987 | term_end3 = 20 May 1995 | term_start4 = 17 April 1977 | term_end4 = 7 November 1981 | office5 = Member of the Senate of Belgium | term_start5 = 8 November 1981 | term_end5 = 12 October 1985 }}
'''Hugo Weckx''' (9 January 1935 – 23 October 2024) was a Belgian lawyer and politician of Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V).<ref name="death">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=24 October 2024|title=Hugo Weckx, figure de la politique bruxelloise, est décédé à l'âge de 89 ans|trans-title= |url=https://bx1.be/categories/news/hugo-weckx-figure-de-la-politique-bruxelloise-est-decede-a-lage-de-89-ans/|language=French|work=BX1|location= |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> He was an important figure in the Flemish Government in the 1980s and 90s, serving as {{ill|List of Flemish ministers of education|nl|Lijst van Vlaamse ministers van Onderwijs en Vorming|lt=Minister of Education}} and {{ill|List of Flemish ministers of culture|nl|Lijst van Vlaamse ministers van Cultuur|lt=Minister of Culture}}. He was also a member of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vlaamsparlement.be/nl/vlaamse-volksvertegenwoordigers-het-vlaams-parlement/hugo-weckx|title=Hugo Weckx|work=Flemish Parliament|date=9 January 1935 |language=Dutch}}</ref> Weckx died on 23 October 2024, at the age of 89.<ref name="death"/>
His archives are held in the {{ill|Archief en Museum voor het Vlaams Leven te Brussel|nl}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archiefpunt.be/archief/25F2-7AFD-FA71-9600-F9DC8395AE9A|title=Archief van Hugo Weckx|work=Archief en Museum voor het Vlaams Leven te Brussel|language=Dutch}}</ref>
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