▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Parliament , ▁representing ▁his ▁local ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁Do orn ik - A at - Mo esk ro en ▁/ ▁Tour na i - A th - M ous c ron . ▁▁ ▁His ▁ma iden ▁speech ▁concerned ▁a ▁proposal ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁legisl ative ▁programme ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁central ▁government ▁over ▁the ▁police . ▁▁ ▁" G overn ▁from ▁a ▁distance : ▁admin ister ▁locally ", ▁became ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁le it mot if ▁of ▁his ▁political ▁approach . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁his ▁adm ir ers ▁as ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁telling ▁phrase . ▁▁ ▁He ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁till ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Wall on ▁politics ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁more ▁briefly ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Wall onia ▁Parliament , ▁which ▁meets ▁in ▁Nam ur , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Wall onia ▁Parliament ' s ▁Br uss els ▁mirror ▁image , ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Community : ▁ ▁these ▁have ▁a ▁political ▁rem it ▁across ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁German ▁speaking ▁parts ▁of ▁Belg ium . ▁▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Wall onia ▁parliament ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Dam ien ▁Y zer by t ▁( 1 9 6 3 - 2 0 1 4 ). ▁ ▁Tr