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Björn Anseeuw

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Bjorn Anseeuw
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
26 May 2019
Member of the Flemish Parliament
In office
2014–2019
Personal details
Born (1976-10-17) 17 October 1976 (age 48)
Ostend
NationalityBelgian
Political partyN-VA (2001-)
Volksunie (before 2001)
Website[1]

Björn Anseeuw (born 17 September 1976)[1] is a Belgian politician and a member of the Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party.

Biography

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Anseeuw was born in Ostend and grew up in Gistel. His father was a local politician in Gistel for the Volksunie (VU) and later the N-VA. Anseeuw was a member of the VU's youth wing. He studied nursing at the Katholieke Hogeschool Vives Noord and worked as a psychiatric nurse. He was also a parliamentary assistant to N-VA politician Nadia Sminate.[2]

In the municipal elections of 2012, Anseeuw was elected as a councilor in Ostend for the N-VA.[3] In June 2014, he was elected to the Flemish Parliament where he sat on the committees for public health and Housing, Poverty Policy and Equal Opportunities.[4] In 2019, he left the Flemish Parliament after being elected to the Chamber of Representatives for the West Flanders constituency. In parliament, he serves on the Social Affairs Committee.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Björn Anseeuw (N-VA)".
  2. ^ "Björn Anseeuw". April 2014.
  3. ^ "Nieuwe bemanning bepaalt koers in Oostende".
  4. ^ "Björn Anseeuw (N-VA)".
  5. ^ Belpaeme, Leen (26 May 2019). "Björn Anseeuw gaat naar de Kamer. "We hebben standgehouden in West-Vlaanderen met jonge lijsttrekkers"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Björn Anseeuw". April 2014.