'''Mathieu Grosch''' (born on [[14 September]] [[1950]] in [[Eupen]])
is a [[Politics of Belgium|Belgian]] [[politician]] and
[[Member of the European Parliament]] for the [[German-speaking community of Belgium]]
with the [[CSP-EVP]], Member of the Bureau of the [[European People's Party]] and sits on
the [[European Parliament]]'s [[Committee on Transport and Tourism]].

He is a substitute for the [[Committee on Regional Development]], a member of the
Delegation to the [[EU]]-[[Mexico]] Joint Parliamentary Committee and a
substitute for the Delegation for relations with Japan.
==Education==
* 1973: [[Graduated]] in [[Germanic]] languages, [[University of Liège]]
* 1974: Accredited upper school teacher

==Career==
* 1974-1981: [[Teacher]] of English and German
* since 1986: Member of the national bureau of the CSP
* since 1994: Member of the EPP bureau
* 1981-1984: Adviser to the Prime Pinister
* 1984-1985: Member of the provincial council
* 1986-1994: Member of Council, German-speaking Community
* 1986-1990: Government minister, German-speaking Community
* 1990-1994: Chairman of Council, German-speaking Community
* since 1991: [[Mayor]] of [[Kelmis]]
* since 1994: [[Member of the European Parliament]]
* Member of the Robert Schuman Foundation
* since 1996: Member of the board of Bierset-Liège airport

==Decorations==
* 1999: Merit award of the Meuse-Rhine Euregio
* 1999: [[Commander]] of the Order of Leopold
* 2004: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, First Class

''See also:'' [[European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)]]
==External links==
* {{MEP website|www.grosch.euregio.net| of Mathieu Grosch:}}
* {{EP MEP info/6th term|2247|of Mathieu Grosch}}
* {{Declaration of financial interests of the 6th term|2247_13-07-2004.PDF|fr}}

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