Category:Rik Torfs

**Rik Torfs**
	religious scholar, politician
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Date of birth	16 October 1956; Turnhout
Floruit	2017;
Country of citizenship	Belgium;
Educated at	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven;
Occupation	columnist; university teacher; politician; jurist;
Employer	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven;
Member of	Academia Europaea (AE section Law, 2015–); International Religious Liberty Association;
Member of political party	Christian Democratic and Flemish;
Position held	Senator of Belgium; rector (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2013–2017);
Native language	Dutch;
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English: Rik Torfs was born on October 16, 1956 in Turnhout, Belgium, Torfs is a professor of Canon Law, a religious scholar, a media personality and a Flemish Christian Democrat politician.

Français : Henri Maria Dymphna André Laurent (Rik) Torfs, né à Turnhout le 16 octobre 1956 est un professeur de droit canon, personnage médiatique et homme politique belge flamand, membre de CD&V.

Nederlands: Henri Maria Dymphna André Laurent (Rik) Torfs ( Turnhout, 16 oktober 1956) is Belgisch hoogleraar, kerkjurist, christendemocratisch politicus en een bekend mediafiguur.