Belgian Australians
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
|group = Belgian Australians
| native_name_lang = be
| flag = {{flagicon|Belgium}} {{flagicon|Australia}}
|population = 6,378[https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/mca/files/2016-cis-belgium.PDF Community Information Summary - Belgium-born]
|popplace = Predominantly New South Wales and Queensland
|region1 =
|languages = English{{·}}Walloon French{{·}}Dutch
|religions = Predominantly Christianity and Atheism, followed by Judaism
|related = French Australians{{·}}Dutch Australians
}}
Belgian Australians (Dutch: Belgische Australiërs)
(French: Australiens Belges) are Australian citizens of Belgian ancestry or Belgian-born people who reside in Australia.
Belgian Australians
This is a list of notable Belgian Australians and their descendants.
- Ted Baillieu, Liberal Party of Australia Premier of Victoria (2010–2013) and Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Hawthorn since 1999{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/big-challenges-for-melbournes-smalll-liberal-20101203-18jui.html|title=Big challenges for Melbourne's small-l Liberal|first=Michael|last=Gordon|date=3 December 2010|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
- William Baillieu, philanthropist, businessman and parliamentarianK.A.Lodewycks (1988), The Belgians in Australia, Pages 56–57.{{cite book|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/baillieu-william-lawrence-willie-5099|title=Australian Dictionary of Biography|first=J. R.|last=Poynter|chapter=William Lawrence (Willie) Baillieu (1859–1936) |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|via=Australian Dictionary of Biography}}
- Mathias Cormann, Secretary General, OECD. Former Liberal Senator for Western Australia {{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/senators/cormann.htm|title=Your Politics – Find a Senate Member – Q&A – ABC TV|website=www.abc.net.au|date=25 March 2024 }} and Australian Minister for Finance between 2013 and 2020. {{cite news|title=Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbotts-cabinet-and-outer-ministry-20130916-2tuma.html|access-date=16 September 2013|newspaper=smh.com.au|date=16 September 2013|agency=AAP}}
- Wouter De Backer (Gotye), ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter.
- Chantale Delrue, visual artist, member of Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women{{cite web|url=http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/cdd/women/leadership/tasmanian_honour_roll_of_women/inductees/chantale_delrue|title=Chantale Delrue: Awarded for service to the arts|work=dpac.tas.gov.au|access-date=16 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303215210/http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/cdd/women/leadership/tasmanian_honour_roll_of_women/inductees/chantale_delrue|archive-date=3 March 2011}}K.A. Lodewycks (1988), The Belgians in Australia, Pages 124–125.
- Nicolas Hyeronimus (1808–1860), pioneering innkeeper, merchant, pastoralist and politician in colonial New South Wales, Australia; member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as inaugural member for the electoral district of Wellington
- Karel Axel Lodewycks, author and Chief Librarian of the Melbourne University LibraryK.A.Lodewycks (1982), The funding of wisdom: revelations of a library's quarter century, Melbourne, Spectrum. {{ISBN|0-86786-006-5}}
- Pierre Ryckmans, Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney
- Bradley Wiggins, born in Belgium to an Australian father
See also
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References
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Further reading
- K.A.Lodewycks (1988), "Belgians", in James Jupp(ed.) (1988), The Australian People. An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins, North Ryde, NSW, Angus and Robertson, Pages 284–285. {{ISBN|0-207-15427-9}}
- K.A.Lodewycks (1988), The Belgians in Australia, Bowen Hills, Queensland, Boolarong Publications. {{ISBN|0-86439-057-2}}
- K.A.Lodewycks (2001), "Belgians", in James Jupp (ed.) (2001), The Australian People. An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins, Revised edition, Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, Pages 185–186. {{ISBN|0-521-80789-1}}
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