Bio/Description

Martin Hutsebaut was born in Aalst (Belgium) in 1943 and graduated in social sciences from the State University of Ghent in 1966. He was assistant at the law faculty of the State University of Ghent from 1966 to 1974. In 1974 he became research assistant at the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) where he dealt with European company law, workers' representation rights in companies, and tax policies. In 1977 he was elected deputy Member of the Belgian Parliament. After being employed as assistant to the Director of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) from 1978 to 1993, he was appointed Administrative Manager of the ETUI in 1993. As from 1 April 2005 he is be a member of the Directors' Committee of the ETUI-REHS where he holds the position of Secretary.

His main research interests are social security and taxation policies. His publications include the following books: Pensioners in Western Europe (1988); Taxation in Western Europe (1992), Social Protection in Europe. Facing up to changes and challenges (co-edited 1997); Social protection of civil servants in Europe (co-edited 2000); Active strategies for older workers (co-edited 2002); A lifelong strategy for active ageing (co-edited 2003).

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