Lieve Fransen
Politician
1950 –
Who is Lieve Fransen?
Lieve Fransen, MD, PhD is, since 2007, the Director of the Representations Directorate in Directorate-General Communication for the European Commission. She is responsible for the 35 Representations of the Commission to the member states and for more than 500 networks across the European Union and is responsible for strategic leadership and management of 500 staff in 27 different locations.
She started her career as a Medical Doctor in Africa during the 1970s and 1980s. In several African countries she developed new initiatives and ensured implementation through international cooperation and strategic planning. In 1987 she created the AIDS Task Force, an international foundation where she was executive director until 1993.
In 1993 she joined the European Commission as the Head of the Health, AIDS and Population Sector. She was in charge of negotiating tiered pricing for pharmaceutical products for developing countries. During this period, she was also the guest editor for the Policy Research Department of the World Bank. In 2001 she became the Head of the Social and Human Development Unit in Directorate-General for Development in charge of social protection, employment, health, education and gender.
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- Born
- Apr 17, 1950
Ghent - Spouses
- Education
- Ghent University
- University of Antwerp
- Lived in
- Brussels
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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