Dirk Sterckx

Dirk Jozef Maria Sterckx, born on 25 September 1946 in Herent, is a Belgian politician of the Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 until 2011, representing Flanders.

In parliament, Stercks was a member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and served on the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on Transport and Tourism. He was also a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Education

 * 1969: Master's degree in Germanic languages and literature

Career

 * 1969: Teacher
 * 1975: Journalist, BRT television
 * 1986: Copy editor of the BRT television news
 * 1994: Copy editor and anchorman on Terzake, television news interpretation programme
 * 1996: Head of news and anchorman on VRT television news
 * 1999: Member of the European Parliament
 * 2001: Member of Lint Municipal Council (January
 * 2004: VLD Chairman (February - June)
 * Member of the Conference of Delegation Chairmen