Leona Detiège

Leona Maria Detiège (born Antwerp, 26 November 1942) is a Belgian politician.

Detiège was a member of the Belgian Socialist Party and is till member of its successor Flemish social-democratic party. Until 2014, she was a federal senator, succeeding Marleen Temmerman in October 2012. From 1995 till 2003 she was Mayor of Antwerp.

Detiège was born in Antwerp. Her father, Frans Detiège, had also served as Mayor of Antwerp, while her daughter, Maya Detiège, served as a federal representative.

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