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Niels Tas
Belgian politician (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Niels E. M. Tas (born 12 September 1983) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of Vooruit, he has represented East Flanders since March 2025.
Tas was born on 12 September 1983 in Dendermonde.[1] He is a policy officer at The Learning Collective (Het leercollectief).[2]
Tas has been a member of the municipal council in Dendermonde since 2007.[3] He was leader of the Socialist Party Different (SP.A) group on the municipal council from 2009 to 2012 and from 2018 to 2024.[3] He was a schepen (alderman) from 2013 to 2018 and from 2024.[3][4] He contested the 2019 federal election as the SP.A's 3rd placed candidate in East Flanders but the party only won two seats in the constituency.[5] He contested the 2024 federal election as Vooruit's first placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 3,639 preference votes.[6] He was appointed to the Chamber of Representatives in March 2025 following the resignation of Joris Vandenbroucke.[7]
Tas is married and has two children.[2]
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