List of Belgian Senators
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This is a list of members of the Belgian Senate during the 52nd legislature, arranged alphabetically by type.
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[edit] Leadership
[edit] Presidents
| Office | Name | Fraction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Armand De Decker | MR | |
| First Vice-President | Hugo Vandenberghe | CD&V/N-VA | |
| Second Vice-President | Marc Verwilghen | Open VLD | |
| Third Vice-President | Anke Van dermeersch | Vlaams Belang | |
[edit] College of Quaestors
| Name | Fraction | |
|---|---|---|
| Geert Lambert | SP.A-Spirit | |
| Anne-Marie Lizin | PS | |
| Etienne Schouppe, President | CD&V/N-VA | |
[edit] Floor leaders
| Name | Fraction | |
|---|---|---|
| José Daras | Ecolo | |
| Sabine de Bethune | CD&V/N-VA | |
| Christine Defraigne | MR | |
| Francis Delpérée | CDH | |
| Philippe Mahoux | PS | |
| Joris Van Hauthem | Vlaams Belang | |
| Myriam Vanlerberghe | SP.A-Spirit | |
| Paul Wille | Open VLD | |
[edit] List of current Senators
[edit] Senators by right
| Name | Since |
|---|---|
| HRH Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant | June 21, 1994 |
| HI&RH Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este | November 20, 1996 |
| HRH Prince Laurent of Belgium | May 31, 2000 |
[edit] Directly-elected Senators
| Name | List | Electoral college | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouter Beke | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch electoral college | |
| Yves Buysse | Vlaams Belang | Dutch electoral college | |
| Jurgen Ceder | Vlaams Belang | Dutch electoral college | |
| Alain Courtois | MR | French electoral college | |
| Hugo Coveliers | Vlaams Belang | Dutch electoral college | |
| Marie-Hélène Crombé-Berton | MR | French electoral college | |
| José Daras | Ecolo | French electoral college | |
| Sabine de Bethune | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch electoral college | |
| Armand De Decker | MR | French electoral college | |
| Jean-Jacques De Gucht | Open Vld | Dutch electoral college | |
| Michel Delacroix | FN | French electoral college | |
| Francis Delpérée | CDH | French electoral college | |
| Anne Delvaux | CDH | French electoral college | |
| Roland Duchâtelet | Open Vld | Dutch electoral college | |
| Isabelle Durant | Ecolo | French electoral college | |
| Richard Fournaux | MR | French electoral college | |
| Louis Ide | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch electoral college | |
| Nele Jansegers | Vlaams Belang | Dutch electoral college | |
| Geert Lambert | SP.A-Spirit | Dutch electoral college | |
| Nahima Lanjri | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch electoral college | |
| Nele Lijnen | Open Vld | Dutch electoral college | |
| Anne-Marie Lizin | PS | French electoral college | |
| Philippe Mahoux | PS | French electoral college | |
| Philippe Monfils | MR | French electoral college | |
| Philippe Moureaux | PS | French electoral college | |
| Freya Piryns[1] | Groen! | Dutch electoral college | |
| Etienne Schouppe | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch electoral college | |
| Marleen Temmerman | SP.A-Spirit | Dutch electoral college | |
| Dominique Tilmans | MR | French electoral college | |
| Elke Tindemans | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch electoral college | |
| Johan Vande Lanotte | SP.A-Spirit | Dutch electoral college | |
| Hugo Vandenberghe | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch electoral college | |
| Pol Van Den Driessche | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch electoral college | |
| Anke Van dermeersch | Vlaams Belang | Dutch electoral college | |
| Lieve Van Ermen | LDD | Dutch electoral college | |
| Patrik Vankrunkelsven | Open Vld | Dutch electoral college | |
| Myriam Vanlerberghe | SP.A-Spirit | Dutch electoral college | |
| Tony Van Parys | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch electoral college | |
| Marc Verwilghen | Open Vld | Dutch electoral college | |
| Olga Zrihen | PS | French electoral college |
[edit] Community Senators
The following persons have been appointed as Community Senators. They have taken the oath of office on July 5, 2007.[2][3]
| Name | Party | Community Parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sfia Bouarfa | PS | Parliament of the French Community | |
| Marcel Cheron | Ecolo | Parliament of the French Community | |
| Berni Collas | MR (PFF)[4] | Parliament of the German-speaking Community | |
| Christophe Collignon | PS | Parliament of the French Community | |
| Christine Defraigne | MR | Parliament of the French Community | |
| Alain Destexhe | MR | Parliament of the French Community | |
| Vera Dua[1] | Groen! | Flemish Parliament | |
| Josy Dubié | Ecolo | Parliament of the French Community | |
| Marc Elsen | CDH | Parliament of the French Community | |
| Margriet Hermans | Open VLD | Flemish Parliament | |
| Joëlle Kapompolé | PS | Parliament of the French Community | |
| Bart Martens | SP.A-Spirit | Flemish Parliament | |
| Jean-Paul Procureur | CDH | Parliament of the French Community | |
| François Roelants du Vivier | MR | Parliament of the French Community | |
| Miet Smet | CD&V/N-VA | Flemish Parliament | |
| Helga Stevens | CD&V/N-VA | Flemish Parliament | |
| Luc Van den Brande | CD&V/N-VA | Flemish Parliament | |
| Joris Van Hauthem | Vlaams Belang | Flemish Parliament | |
| André Van Nieuwkerke | SP.A-Spirit | Flemish Parliament | |
| Karim Van Overmeire | Vlaams Belang | Flemish Parliament | |
| Paul Wille | Open VLD | Flemish Parliament |
[edit] Coopted Senators
The following persons have been appointed as Coopted Senators. They have taken the oath of office on July 12, 2007.[5][6]
| Name | Party | Language group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Antheunis[7] | Open VLD | Dutch language group | |
| Jacques Brotchi[8] | MR | French language group | |
| Dirk Claes[9] | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch language group | |
| Georges Dallemagne | CDH | French language group | |
| Carine Russo[10] | Ecolo | French language group | |
| Els Schelfhout[11] | CD&V/N-VA | Dutch language group | |
| Guy Swennen[12] | SP.A-Spirit | Dutch language group | |
| Martine Taelman[7] | Open VLD | Dutch language group | |
| Freddy Van Gaever | Vlaams Belang | Dutch language group | |
| Christiane Vienne | PS | French language group |
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Vera Dua was the only directly-elected Senator for Groen!. However, because Freya Piryns wasn't elected to the Senate, Vera Dua will become the Community Senator for Groen! and was replaced as directly-elected Senator by Freya Piryns (who was the first supplementary member for Groen!). Piryns dan toch naar de Senaat. Vrtnieuws.net. Retrieved on 2007-06-17. (Dutch)
- ^ Eedafleggingen van de gemeenschapssenatoren. The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2007-07-04. (Dutch)
- ^ Prestations de serment des sénateurs de communauté. The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2007-07-04. (French)
- ^ The Community Senator for the German-speaking Community will be a member of the Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt, which is a constituent member of the Mouvement Réformateur, hence he or she will belong to the MR Fraction in the Senate.
- ^ Eedafleggingen van de gecoöpteerde senatoren. The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. (Dutch)
- ^ Prestations de serment des sénateurs cooptés. The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. (French)
- ^ a b Open Vld coöpteert Taelman en Antheunis als senator. Flemish Liberals and Democrats. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. (Dutch)
- ^ Jacques Brotchi : sénateur coopté. Reformist Movement (2007-07-09). Retrieved on 2007-07-10. (French)
- ^ CD&V coöpteert Dirk Claes in Senaat. Dirk Claes. Retrieved on 2007-08-10. (Dutch)
- ^ Carine Russo wordt gecoöpteerd senator. Vrtnieuws.net. Retrieved on 2007-06-14. (Dutch)
- ^ Dirk Claes en Els Schelfhout gecoöpteerde senatoren voor CD&V. CD&V Senate Fraction. Retrieved on 2007-08-10. (Dutch)
- ^ SP.A coöpteert Guy Swennen in de Senaat. Vrtnieuws.net. Retrieved on 2007-07-02. (Dutch)
[edit] Sources
- Huidige senatoren (alfabetisch) (Dutch). The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- Sénateurs actuels (alphabétique) (French). The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- Het Bureau (Dutch). The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- Le Bureau (French). The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
