Wilfried Vandaele (born 5 June 1959 in Bruges) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He has been a member of the Flemish Parliament since 2009 and has served as its speaker between 13 July and 2 October 2019. He is also the current mayor of his home town De Haan.
Wilfried Vandaele | |
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| Speaker of the Flemish Parliament | |
| In office 13 July 2019 – 2 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kris Van Dijck |
| Succeeded by | Liesbeth Homans |
| Member of the Flemish Parliament | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2009 | |
| Senator for the Flemish community | |
| In office 10 January 2013 – 31 December 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1959 Bruges, West Flanders |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | N-VA |
| Residence | De Haan |
| Website | http://www.n-va.be/cv/wilfried-vandaele |
Career
editVandaele was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.[1] In January 2013 he succeeded party leader Bart De Wever as a senator for the Flemish community. As a senator he was a member of the committees for home affairs and administrative affairs.[2] Since 2015 he is an alternate member of the European Alliance Group at the European Committee of the Regions.[3] From 13 July 2019 he was Speaker of the Flemish Parliament until his replacement by Liesbeth Homans on 2 October 2019. He subsequently became the leader of the N-VA parliamentary group, succeeding Matthias Diependaele who was appointed as a minister in the new Jambon government.[4]
Vandaele has been a member of the city council of De Haan since 1 January 1989. He served as alderman (January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012) and has been the mayor of the town since 1 January 2019.[5] Upon becoming mayor, he resigned from his position as senator, as is legally required.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ "Lijst van de gekozenen Vlaams Parlement" (PDF) (in Dutch). Flemish Parliament. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ "Wilfried Vandaele wordt gemeenschapssenator" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Members & Alternates". web.cor.europa.eu.
- ^ "Wilfried Vandaele is fractieleider N-VA in Vlaams Parlement" (in Dutch). Focus-WTV. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Parlement, Vlaams. "Wilfried Vandaele (N-VA)". www.vlaamsparlement.be (in Dutch).
- ^ "Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen zorgen voor stoelendans in de Senaat" (in Dutch). Metro. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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