Rik Torfs
Rik Torfs | |
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Henri Maria Dymphna André Laurent "Rik" Torfs | |
| Rector of KU Leuven | |
| In office 1 August 2013 – 31 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Waer |
| Succeeded by | Luc Sels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1956 Turnhout, Belgium |
| Residence(s) | Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium |
| Alma mater | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| Profession | Professor of Canon Law |
Henri Maria Dymphna André Laurent "Rik" Torfs (born 16 October 1956) is a Belgian canon law scholar and media personality. He is a former Senator for the Christian Democratic and Flemish party in the Belgian Federal Parliament and a former Rector of the Catholic University of Leuven.