Andries Kinsbergen

Andries Kinsbergen (25 September 1926 – 24 June 2016) was a Belgian lawyer and politician.

Education Andries Kinsbergen went to highschool at the Royal Athenaeum of Deurne. An auditorium at his old highschool was named after him in 2010.

In 1951, he graduated with a doctorate in Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

Career He started his career as a lawyer in Antwerp and also worked as an assistant at the VUB. Later he became professor at the RUCA. He was governor of the Belgian province Antwerp from 1 January 1967 until 1 October 1993. From 1993, he was Minister of State. Kinsbergen died 24 June 2016.

Honours Minister of State, by Royal Decree 21 December 1995: Knight Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold 13 January 1992 : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown. 15 November 1971: Knight Commander in the Order of Leopold II 22 June 2000: Commander of the Legion of Honour 4 January 1977: Knight Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau