Wouter De Vriendt

Wouter De Vriendt
Wouter De Vriendt
Member of the; Chamber of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 June 2007
Member of the Ostend City Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 January 2007
Personal details
Born	22 June 1977 (age 47); Ostend, Belgium
Political party	Groen
Alma mater	University of Brussels (VUB)
Occupation	Politician
Website	wouterdevriendt.be

Wouter De Vriendt (born 22 June 1977 in Ostend) is a Belgian politician, and member of Groen. He is currently a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.

Biography

De Vriendt got a master's degree in Political science. After he finished his university studies, he did research on European politics, and international cooperation at the Free University of Brussels (VUB).

Political career

On 10 June 2007 he was elected as representative in the Belgian federal parliament for the first time.^[1]

After being a Member of Parliament for 17 years, he announced his retirement from national politics in October 2023. He will not run in the 2024 Belgian federal election. He will remain active in local politics and run in the 2024 Belgian local elections in Oostende.^[2]

Timeline

10/06/2007 – : Representative (constituency of West Flanders)

References

^ "Zetelverdeling in West-Vlaanderen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). June 10, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
^ "Groen-kopstuk Wouter De Vriendt past voor verkiesbare plaats bij de verkiezingen van juni 2024". VRT NWS (in Dutch). October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

External links

Media related to Wouter De Vriendt at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Zetelverdeling in West-Vlaanderen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). June 10, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

[2] "Groen-kopstuk Wouter De Vriendt past voor verkiesbare plaats bij de verkiezingen van juni 2024". VRT NWS (in Dutch). October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

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