Joseph Maraite
Minister-President of the German-speaking Community
In office
3 December 1986  14 July 1999
Preceded byBruno Fagnoul
Succeeded byKarl-Heinz Lambertz
Personal details
Born11 September 1949
Waimes, Belgium
Died25 April 2021(2021-04-25) (aged 71)
St. Vith, Belgium
Political partyCSP

Joseph Maraite (11 September 1949 – 25 April 2021) was a Belgian politician of the German-speaking Community.[1]

Biography

A member of the Christlich Soziale Partei, Maraite became a member of the Council of the German-speaking Community in 1977. In 1986, he succeeded Bruno Fagnoul as Minister-President of the German-speaking Community.[2] He served until he was replaced by Karl-Heinz Lambertz in 1999. From 2004 to 2017, he served as Mayor of Burg-Reuland.

Joseph Maraite died in St. Vith on 25 April 2021 at the age of 71.[3]

References

  1. "Joseph Maraite dies at the age of 71". The Brussels Times. 25 April 2021.
  2. "Joseph Maraite". Parlament der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft (in German). Archived from the original on 24 October 2008.
  3. "Joseph Maraite im Alter von 71 Jahren verstorben". Belgischer Rundfunk (in German). 25 April 2021.


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