Wilfried Martens

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Wilfried Martens listen (help·info) (born 19 April 1936) is a Belgian politician. He was born in Sleidinge (East Flanders). Martens has been prime minister nine times: four times from 3 April 1979 to 6 April 1981 and five times from 17 December 1981 to 7 March 1992. He has chaired the European People's Party since 1992. He is a member of the Christian Democrat centrist party CD&V.

Martens has five children: two from his first marriage with Lieve Verschroeven and three with Ilse Schouteden who he met in 1988 while she was an assistant working in his cabinet. After the birth of their twins in 1997 they married on November 13, 1998. Ilse Schouteden has a son from her previous marriage.

Political offices
Preceded by
Paul Vanden Boeynants		 Prime Minister of Belgium
1979–1981		 Succeeded by
Mark Eyskens
Preceded by
Mark Eyskens		 Prime Minister of Belgium
1981–1992		 Succeeded by
Jean-Luc Dehaene
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