Emir Kir

Emir Kir
Emir Kir in 2008
Mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Incumbent
Assumed office
2012
Preceded byJean Demannez
Personal details
Born (1968-10-17) 17 October 1968 (age 56)
Charleroi, Belgium
Political partyIndependent (since 2020)[1]
Other political
affiliations		Socialist Party (1995–2020)
ResidenceSaint-Josse-ten-Noode
Alma materUniversité libre de Bruxelles

Emir Kir (born 17 October 1968) is a Belgian politician who has been mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode since 2012, having been re-elected in 2018. He was a member of the French-speaking Socialist Party (PS) until he was expelled from the party in January 2020 after contacts with the Turkish far-right.

Early life

Kir was born on 17 October 1968 in Charleroi, Wallonia,[2][3][4] the son of Muslim Turkish immigrants who came to work in the Belgian mines as guest workers in the 1960s.[2][5][4] The family settled in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in 1977, following a mining accident which condemned his father to disability.[2][5]

Between 1987 and 1989, he studied political science at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).[2] He falsely claimed to be a "political science graduate" before a journalist revealed that he had lied since he had not submitted his final dissertation. He was only a candidate.[5]

With a working-class background and admiration for Guy Cudell (mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode for over forty years), he joined the French-speaking Socialist Party (PS) in 1995. Between 1995 and 2000, he worked as a social worker.[3][5][2]

Political career

In 2000, Kir presented himself as a candidate in the local elections in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. Obtaining the second highest score in the municipality, he became alderman for Social Affairs and Public Education.[2][5]

In 2004, following the regional elections, in which he achieved an unexpected score: 7,000 preferential votes (second PS score behind Charles Picqué), he left his post as alderman to become Secretary of State for Monuments and Sites and Public Cleanliness in the Brussels government,[2][3][5] as well as Minister of Social Action, Family and Sport in the French Community Commission (COCOF).[6]

In 2006, he took part in the local elections, winning more votes than the then-mayor Jean Demannez,[7][5] but did not (yet) claim the maïorate, as he was still Secretary of State in the Brussels government, becoming instead first alderman.[7] He also participated in the 2007 federal elections, was elected, but did not take office for the same reason. In 2009, he remained Secretary of State following the regional elections, but stepped down in the middle of the legislature. He also retained his seat as minister in the COCOF.[8]

In 2012, he ran in the local elections, again winning the greatest number of votes, higher than that of the head of the list Jean Demannez.[3][5] He was elected and became mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode at the end of 2012, after stormy negotiations.[9][3][5] This made Kir the first mayor of Turkish origin in the French-speaking part of Belgium,[10] as well as the first mayor of foreign origin in the Brussels region.[11][3] His positions in the Brussels government were transferred to fellow party member Rachid Madrane.[12]

In 2014, he was appointed by the Brussels government as chairman of the Brussels Regional Investment Company (GIMB).[13] He was elected to the Federal Parliament for the first time following the 2014 elections. He was re-elected as mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode following the 2018 elections, with 3,904 preferential votes and, again, an absolute majority.[3][14][15][16]

Controversies

In November 2005, Kir failed in a lawsuit against journalists for calling him "a denier, a liar and a delinquent". The court found it proven that Kir had taken part in a demonstration which had as its aim Armenian genocide denial.[5][17] In 2015, Kir was absent from a one-minute silence in the Chamber of Representatives for the centenary of the Armenian genocide. He was called upon by Socialist Party (PS) leader Elio Di Rupo and told to follow the party line and vote in favour of recognition of the genocide.[18]

Kir was a member of the PS between 1995 and 2020. He was expelled from the party following a controversial meeting with a delegation of Turkish mayors which also included representatives from the far-right MHP party.[4][19][3][20]

In April 2019, when interviewed by Al Arabiya of Saudi Arabia, Kir compared Belgium to Nazi Germany for the Plan Canal, a large revitalization program which also included an initiative against Islamic extremism in Brussels.[21] The following month, he distributed campaign leaflets saying that the plan was an attack on Muslims, for which he was accused by other parties of sectarianism and clientelism.[22]

In April 2024, Kir issued a ban on the right-wing National Conservatism Conference to be held in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, citing "ensuring of public security" and saying that the "extreme-right is not welcome" in Brussels.[23][24][25] Kir's decision was criticized by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, and the Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander De Croo.[24] The ban was legally challenged by the organizers and the Council of State subsequently allowed the conference to continue, in compliance with freedom of speech guaranteed in Article 26 of the Belgian Constitution.[26][27]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Emir Kir (Indépendant) => Ses 5 mandats, fonctions et professions". Cumuleo (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Emir Kir". Le Soir (in French). 2005-11-16. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sint-Joost ligt in puin: 'Het wordt alles of niets voor Emir Kir'". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ a b c Times, The Brussels. "Meetings with far-right Turkish politicians land Saint-Josse mayor in hot water". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Fils de mineur, pain complet et abdominaux: l'autre portrait d'Emir Kir". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  6. ^ "A Bruxelles, une équipe de décideurs". Le Soir (in French). 2004-07-19. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. ^ a b "" Nous travaillerons ensemble "". Le Soir (in French). 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  8. ^ Meulders, Raphaël (2024-04-18). "Emir Kir: "Notre diversité doit être une force"". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  9. ^ "Emir Kir bourgmestre de Saint-Josse quittera le gouvernement bruxellois". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  10. ^ Vif, La rédaction du (2012-11-29). "L'énigme Emir Kir". Le Vif (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  11. ^ "Emir Kir est devenu le premier bourgmestre d'origine étrangère en région bruxelloise". RTL Info (in French). 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  12. ^ "Rachid Madrane vervangt Emir Kir als staatssecretaris". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  13. ^ "Brusselse regering kiest Anciaux als voorzitter Actiris". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  14. ^ "Communales 2018: majorité absolue pour Emir Kir à Saint-Josse-ten-Noode". Le Soir (in French). 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  15. ^ Rédaction (2024-04-18). "Le CDH entre dans les majorités à Evere et Saint-Josse, mais… n'aura aucun échevin". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  16. ^ R, J. (2024-04-18). "Les résultats des élections communales 2018 à Saint-Josse: Emir Kir conforte et peut gouverner seul". lavenir.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  17. ^ "Emir Kir débouté de toutes parts". La Derniere Heure (in French). 15 November 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  18. ^ Dero, Kevin (5 June 2015). ""La reconnaissance du génocide arménien: un problème turc en Belgique ?"" (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  19. ^ Belga (2024-04-18). "Emir Kir exclu du PS: "Une décision qui restaure l'honneur des socialistes"". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  20. ^ Jones, Mared Gwyn (2024-04-16). "Brussels police shut down hard-right gathering with Orbán and Farage". euronews. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  21. ^ Czupryk, Maxime (25 April 2019). "Emir Kir compare la Belgique à l'Allemagne nazie" (in French). 7sur7. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Un tract électoral du socialiste Emir Kir crée la polémique" (in French). RTBF. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Police turn up to shut down conference while Nigel Farage was giving speech". Metro. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  24. ^ a b O'Carroll, Lisa; Adu, Aletha; Quinn, Ben (2024-04-16). "Rishi Sunak and Belgian PM criticise mayor's halting of NatCon conference". the Guardian. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  25. ^ "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  26. ^ www.colibricms.com. "Actualités - Conseil d'État". www.raadvst-consetat.be. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  27. ^ McLatchie, Lois (2024-04-17). "Free speech PREVAILS for "NatCon": Belgian court strikes down order shuttering conservative conference Free speech PREVAILS for "NatCon", Belgian court allows conservative conference to resume following censorial shut down". ADF International. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  28. ^ "Décorés par le roi au nom de Léopold II". Moustique (in French). 10 June 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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