List_of_members_of_the_Flemish_Parliament,_2009–2014
This is a list of members of the Flemish Parliament in its 12th legislative term, arranged alphabetically. The legislative term started in 2009 (after the Belgian regional elections of 2009) and lasted until 2014. However, it is only the fourth legislature since the members of the Flemish Parliament were first elected.
Quick Facts Flemish Parliament, 2009–2014, Overview ...
| Flemish Parliament, 2009–2014 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Legislative body | Flemish Parliament |
| Meeting place | Brussels |
| Term | June 2009 (2009-06) – April 2014 (2014-04) |
| Election | 7 June 2009 |
| Government | Peeters II Government |
| Members | 124 |
| Speaker | Jan Peumans (N-VA) |
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More information Party, Votes ...
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Flanders | Brussels | Total | +/- | |||||
| Christian Democratic and Flemish | 939,873 | 22.86 | 31 | 1 | 31 | -4 | ||
| Flemish Interest | 628,564 | 15.28 | 20 | 1 | 21 | -11 | ||
| Socialist Party Differently | 627,852 | 15.27 | 18 | 1 | 19 | -6 | ||
| Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 616,610 | 14.99 | 19 | 2 | 21 | -4 | ||
| New Flemish Alliance | 537,040 | 13.06 | 16 | – | 16 | +16 | ||
| List Dedecker | 313,176 | 7.62 | 8 | – | 8 | +8 | ||
| Groen! | 278,211 | 6.77 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +1 | ||
| Union of Francophones | 47,319 | 1.15 | 1 | – | 1 | – | ||
| Social Liberal Party | 44,734 | 1.09 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Workers' Party of Belgium+ | 42,849 | 1.04 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Left Socialist Party | 10,038 | 0.24 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Belgische Alliantie | 9,318 | 0.23 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Vrijheid | 6,228 | 0.15 | – | – | – | – | ||
| RESPECT | 5,692 | 0.14 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Committee for Another Policy | 2,211 | 0.05 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Vrije Christen Democraten | 1,898 | 0.05 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Belgische Unie – Union Belge | 712 | 0.02 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 4,112,325 | 100.00 | 119 | 6 | 124 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,112,325 | 94.50 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 239,482 | 5.50 | ||||||
| Total votes | 4,351,807 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,676,488 | 93.06 | ||||||
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||||||
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Bureau
This is a list of the current members of the Bureau of the Flemish Parliament.
Speakers
More information Office, Senator ...
| Office | Senator | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Jan Peumans | N-VA | |
| 1st Deputy Speaker | Veerle Heeren | CD&V | |
| 2nd Deputy Speaker | Marijke Dillen | Vlaams Belang | |
| 3rd Deputy Speaker | Dirk Van Mechelen | Open VLD | |
| 4th Deputy Speaker | Mia De Vits | SP.A | |
| 5th Deputy Speaker | Jos De Meyer | CD&V | |
| 6th Deputy Speaker | Filip Dewinter | Vlaams Belang |
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Secretaries
More information Senator, Party ...
| Senator | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Van Rompuy | CD&V | |
| Marino Keulen | Open VLD | |
| Bart Martens | SP.A |
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Floor leaders
This is a list of the current floor leaders of the recognised fractions. They form the Extended Bureau together with the members of the Bureau.
More information Floor leader, Party ...
| Floor leader | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Koen Van den Heuvel | CD&V | |
| Joris Van Hauthem | Vlaams Belang | |
| Sas van Rouveroij | Open VLD | |
| Matthias Diependaele (2009-2012: Kris Van Dijck) | N-VA | |
| Bart Van Malderen | SP.A | |
| Lode Vereeck [nl] | Lijst Dedecker | |
| Elisabeth Meuleman | Groen |
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More information Name, Fraction ...
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† Elected as member of Vlaams Belang; joined the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) on 31 August 2011.
‡ Elected as members of Vlaams Belang; became independent representatives on 20 July 2011 (Ackers) and 12 July 2012 (Van Steenberge).
Representatives who chose not to sit
More information Name, Fraction ...
| Name | Fraction | Constituency | Date of resignation | Replacement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerolf Annemans | Vlaams Belang | Antwerp | 30 June 2009 | Jan Penris | Stays federal representative | |
| Jean-Marie Dedecker | Lijst Dedecker | West Flanders | 30 June 2009 | Ivan Sabbe | Stays federal representative | |
| Johan Demol | Vlaams Belang | Brussels-Capital Region | 30 June 2009 | Erik Arckens | Stays Brussels representative | |
| Guy D'Haeseleer | Vlaams Belang | East Flanders | 30 June 2009 | Erik Tack | Stays federal representative | |
| Annick Ponthier | Vlaams Belang | Limburg | 30 June 2009 | Katleen Martens | Stays federal representative | |
| Bart Somers | Open VLD | Antwerp | 30 June 2009 | Annick De Ridder | Stays federal representative | |
| Dirk Sterckx | Open VLD | Antwerp | 30 June 2009 | Peter Gysbrechts | Becomes member of the European Parliament | |
| Daniël Termont | SP.A | East Flanders | 30 June 2009 | Bart Van Malderen | Stays mayor of Ghent | |
| Erika Thijs | CD&V | Limburg | 30 June 2009 | Lode Ceyssens | Stays federal senator | |
| Bruno Valkeniers | Vlaams Belang | Antwerp | 30 June 2009 | Marleen Van den Eynde | Stays federal representative | |
| Kathleen Van Brempt | SP.A | Antwerp | 30 June 2009 | Bart Martens | Becomes member of the European Parliament | |
| Anke Van dermeersch | Vlaams Belang | East Flanders | 30 June 2009 | Wim Wienen | Stays federal senator | |
| Frank Van Hecke | Vlaams Belang | Antwerp | 30 June 2009 | Stefaan Sintobin | Becomes member of the European Parliament | |
| Brigitte Grouwels | CD&V | Brussels-Capital Region | 13 July 2009 | Paul Delva | Stays Brussels representative | |
| Yves Leterme | CD&V | West Flanders | 13 July 2009 | Jan Durnez | Stays federal senator |
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Representatives who resigned
More information Name, Fraction ...
| Name | Fraction | Constituency | Date of resignation | Replacement | Notes | |
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| Geert Bourgeois | N-VA | West Flanders | 13 July 2009 | Wilfried Vandaele | Became minister in Peeters II | |
| Hilde Crevits | CD&V | West Flanders | 13 July 2009 | Sabine Poleyn | Became minister in Peeters II | |
| Kris Peeters | CD&V | Antwerp | 13 July 2009 | Koen Van den Heuvel | Became minister-president in Peeters II | |
| Joke Schauvliege | CD&V | East Flanders | 13 July 2009 | Valerie Taeldeman | Became minister in Peeters II | |
| Freya Van den Bossche | SP.A | East Flanders | 13 July 2009 | Jan Roegiers | Became minister in Peeters II | |
| Jo Vandeurzen | CD&V | Limburg | 13 July 2009 | Vera Jans | Became minister in Peeters II | |
| Sophie De Wit | N-VA | Antwerp | 6 July 2010 | Goedele Vermeiren | Became federal representative | |
| Caroline Gennez | SP.A | Antwerp | 6 July 2010 | Steve D'Hulster | Became federal representative | |
| Frank Vandenbroucke | SP.A | Flemish Brabant | 6 July 2010 | Else De Wachter | Became federal representative | |
| Peter Vanvelthoven | SP.A | Limburg | 6 July 2010 | Ludo Sannen | Became federal representative | |
| An Michiels | VB | Flemish Brabant | 10 October 2010 | Wim Van Dijck | Ended her political career for personal reasons | |
| Sven Gatz | Open VLD | Brussels-Capital Region | 30 June 2011 | Khadija Zamouri | Ended his political career for professional reasons | |
| John Crombez | SP.A | West Flanders | 6 December 2011 | Jurgen Vanlerberghe | Became secretary of state in Di Rupo I | |
| Carl Caluwe | CD&V | West Flanders | 31 January 2012 | Els Kindt | Became governor of West Flanders | |
| Ludwig Caluwé | CD&V | Antwerp | 1 December 2012 | Caroline Bastiaens | Became provincial deputy in 2013 | |
| Tom Dehaene | CD&V | Flemish Brabant | 13 December 2012 | Peter Van Rompuy | Became provincial deputy in 2013 | |
| Lieven Dehandschutter | N-VA | East Flanders | 31 December 2012 | Marius Meremans | Became mayor of Sint-Niklaas | |
| Herman Schueremans | Open VLD | Flemish Brabant | 1 January 2013 | Jo De Ro | Ended his political career for professional reasons | |
| Filip Watteeuw | Groen | East Flanders | 4 January 2013 | Björn Rzoska | Became alderman in Ghent | |
| Mark Demesmaeker | N-VA | Flemish Brabant | 31 January 2013 | Piet De Bruyn | Became member of the European Parliament | |
| Ludo Sannen | SP.A | Limburg | 16 September 2013 | Joke Quintens | Ended his political career | |
| Filip Anthuenis | Open VLD | East Flanders | 23 September 2013 | Egbert Lachaert |
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- "Vlaamse Volksvertegenwoordigers" (in Dutch). The Flemish Parliament. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- "Bureau" (in Dutch). The Flemish Parliament. Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-18.