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Joris Vandenbroucke
Belgian politician (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joris J. J. Vandenbroucke (born 7 December 1976) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of Vooruit, he has represented East Flanders since June 2019. He was a member of the Flemish Parliament from June 2005 to June 2009 and from June 2014 to May 2019.[2]
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Early life
Vandenbroucke was born on 7 December 1976 in Borgloon.[1][3] He attended Montfortcollege Rotselaar boarding school where he was friend of Theo Francken.[4] They were both members of the Katholieke Studentenactie (KSA).[4] Vandenbroucke studied history and business economics at KU Leuven.[3]
People's Union
Vandenbroucke joined the People's Union (VU) whilst a student and was chairman of the Volksuniejongeren (VUJO), VU's youth wing, at KU Leuven.[3][5] He was deputy spokesperson Flemish minister Johan Sauwens (VU) from 1999 to 2001.[3] He was elected to the municipal council in Leuven at the 2000 local election.[3]
Spirit/Flemish Progressives
The VU split along ideological lines in 2001 and Vandenbroucke joined the centrist Toekomstgroep (Future Group), which would later become Spirit.[4] He was spokesperson for Flemish minister of Gilbert Bossuyt (SP.A) from 2003 to 2004.[3]
Vandenbroucke contested the 2004 regional election as the Socialist Party Different-Spirit electoral alliance's second placed substitute candidate in Limburg and received 4,967 preference votes.[6] He was appointed to the Flemish Parliament in June 2005 following the resignation of Steve Stevaert.[7][8]
Vandenbroucke moved from Borgloon to Beringen in 2005 in order to pursue politics there.[9] He contested the 2006 local election as the SP.A-Spirit electoral alliance's 25th placed candidate in Beringen but was not elected.[10] He contested the 2006 provincial election as the SP.A-Spirit electoral alliance's 10th placed candidate in Beringen but was not elected.[11] He was appointed to the Public Centre for Social Welfare (OCMW) in Beringen in 2007 and the municipal council in Beringen in 2008.[12][13]
Vandenbroucke left the Flemish Progressives (Vl.Pro) in December 2008 over its decision to end the electoral alliance with SP.A.[14][15]
Socialist Party Different/Vooruit
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Vandenbroucke joined the SP.A in January 2009.[12] He contested the 2009 regional election as the SP.A's fourth placed substitute candidate in Limburg and received 4,187 preference votes.[16] He was chief of staff for Flemish minister Freya Van den Bossche (SP.A) from 2010 to 2014.[17][18] In 2010 he moved to Ghent where his wife worked.[13]
Vandenbroucke was elected to the provincial council in East Flanders at the 2012 provincial elections.[19] He contested the 2014 regional election as the SP.A's first placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 4,125 preference votes.[20] He was appointed to the Flemish Parliament in June 2014 following the resignation of Daniël Termont.[21][22] He became leader of the SP.A group in Parliament in June 2015 after John Crombez became leader of SP.A.[8][23]
Vandenbroucke contested the 2018 local election as the SP.A-Groen electoral alliance's ninth placed candidate in Ghent but was not elected.[24] He contested the 2018 provincial election as SP.A's 10th placed candidate in Aalst-Oudenaarde but was not elected.[25][26] He was appointed to the municipal council in Ghent in January 2019 after incumbent mayor Daniël Termont declined to take up his seat.[27][28]
Vandenbroucke was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election.[29][30] He became leader of the Vooruit group in the Chamber in November 2023 after Melissa Depraetere became interim chair of the party.[17][31] He was re-elected at the 2024 federal election.[32]
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