The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) announces with sadness the passing of Mr. Jean-Louis Duplat, Honorary Chairman of the Banking and Finance Commission (CBF). Mr. Duplat passed away on January 9, 2026, at the age of 88.
Mr. Jean-Louis Duplat was born in Uccle in 1937. He began his career in 1960 as a lawyer at the Brussels Bar. In 1974, he was appointed First Deputy Public Prosecutor at the Brussels Court of Appeal, where he headed the financial section. In 1978, he became President of the Brussels Commercial Court.
In 1989, Mr. Jean-Louis Duplat was appointed Chairman of the Banking Commission, a position he held for twelve years, until 2001. During his chairmanship, the Banking Commission was transformed into the Banking and Finance Commission (CBF), which later became the CBFA and then the FSMA.
After his term at the CBF, Mr. Jean-Louis Duplat held several board positions in the corporate world and served for ten years as President of Child Focus. Mr. Jean-Louis Duplat was also a professor at the Faculties of Notre-Dame de la Paix in Namur and at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain).
The Chairman, the Management Committee, and all FSMA staff extend their sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Jean-Louis Duplat.