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Geert Bourgeois
MEP
Bourgeois in 2015
Member of the European Parliament for Belgium
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019
Constituency
Dutch-speaking electoral college
Minister-President of Flanders
In office 25 July 2014 – 2 July 2019
Preceded by
Kris Peeters
Succeeded by
Liesbeth Homans
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 5 July 2010 – 7 July 2010
Constituency
West Flanders
In office 8 June 1995 – 22 July 2004
Constituency
Kortrijk-Roeselare-Tielt (1995–2003) West Flanders (2003–2004)
Personal details
Born
(1951-07-06) 6 July 1951 (age 72) Roeselare, Belgium
Political party
New Flemish Alliance (since 2001)
Other political affiliations
People's Union (1976–2001)
Spouse
Betty Hoste
Children
2
Alma mater
Ghent University
Geert Albert Bourgeois (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɣeːrdbuːrˈʒʋaː];[a] born 6 July 1951) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), which he founded in 2001, who is currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. He previously served as the Minister-President of Flanders from 2014 to 2019. Prior to this, he was a member of the federal Chamber of Representatives for the People's Union from 1995 to 2001, and then for the N-VA from 2001 to 2004. He has been involved in local and regional politics in Flanders since 1976.
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Geert Albert Bourgeois (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣeːrd buːrˈʒʋaː]; born 6 July 1951) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), which he...
the leadership of Bart De Wever, who succeeded the founding leader GeertBourgeois. The party used to be pro-Europeanist, and previously advocated deepening...
Dutch supercentenarian GeertBourgeois (born 1951), Belgian politician Geert Broeckaert (born 1960), Belgian football player Geert Brusselers (born 1970)...
Mechelen and as minister by Patricia Ceysens. On 22 September 2008 GeertBourgeois (N-VA) was forced to resign due to pressure by the SP.A-Vl.Pro and...
Direktion der Wahlangelegenheiten". wahlen.fgov.be. Retrieved 2024-04-02. "GeertBourgeois neemt in 2024 afscheid van de politiek". De Standaard. 8 October 2021...
became the first female Minister-President of Flanders in succession of GeertBourgeois as he became member of the European parliament. The Homans Government...
Oranjehofgroep along with Frieda Brepoels, Eric Defoort, Ben Weyts and GeertBourgeois. The Oranjehofgroup was a political clique within the Volksunie composed...
beliefs. Fortuyn's book Puinhopen also inspired Flemish politician GeertBourgeois to write De puinhoop van paars-groen (The wreckage of purple-green)...
or close-mid. Carlos Gussenhoven classifies them as the former, whereas Geert Booij says that they are the latter and classifies /ɛ, ɔ/ and the non-native...
up to 11 members and is presided by a Minister-President, currently GeertBourgeois (New Flemish Alliance) leading a coalition of his party (N-VA) with...
Replaced Jytte Guteland Replaced Erik Bergkvist who had died in office. "GeertBourgeois neemt in 2024 afscheid van de politiek". De Standaard. 8 October 2021...
He then worked as a lawyer and an assistant to former N-VA leader GeertBourgeois. Since 2018, he has been a municipal councilor in Brussels. In 2019...
2 July 2019, following the departure of Flemish Minister-President GeertBourgeois who took up his seat in the European Parliament following the 2019...
Union). Since 25 July 2014, the Minister-President of Flanders has been GeertBourgeois (N-VA), leading a coalition government of N-VA, CD&V, and Open VLD...
Representatives from 2008 to 2014. NWS, VRT (2019-06-28). "Minister-president GeertBourgeois (N-VA) draagt partijgenote Liesbeth Homans voor als tijdelijke opvolger"...
Bart De Wever who has been mayor of Antwerp since 2013. N-VA member GeertBourgeois has been minister-president of the Flemish government from 2014 to...
(CD&V) and liberals (Open Vld). The incumbent Minister-President was GeertBourgeois (N-VA). The three-party centre-right government coalition had a comfortable...
First party Second party Third party Leader GeertBourgeois Gerolf Annemans Guy Verhofstadt Party N-VA VB Open Vld Alliance ECR EAPN ALDE Last election...
recent history, and the Green party. As Flemish Minister-President GeertBourgeois was elected to sit in the European Parliament following the 2019 European...
formation. On 4 November, the two new informateurs, Rudy Demotte and GeertBourgeois, offered their resignations to the King, as they could not break the...
1918). Prince Leopold, future King of the Belgians (9 November 1918). GeertBourgeois, Minister-President of Flanders (October 2014). Eckart Cuntz, Ambassador...
issue." Belgium Flemish Region: The Minister-President of Flanders, GeertBourgeois, showed support for the Catalan Republic, but acknowledged the decision...
Joseph Triest was active as vicar between 1791 and 1797. In 2016, GeertBourgeois opened the basilica, after 2 years of restorations. Pulpit (Theodoor...
is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He replaced GeertBourgeois and then Manu Beuselinck as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives...
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