Philip Claeys
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Philip Claeys (born on 24 May 1965 in Gent) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Vlaams Belang. He is Vice-Chair of the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty group in the European Parliament.
He sits on its Committee on Foreign Affairs, and is a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education and a member of the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand.
[edit] Education
- 1988: Degree in translation
- 1991: Post-graduate qualification in marketing
[edit] Career
- 1995-1999: Chairman of the Vlaams Blok youth wing
- since 1999: Chief editor of the Vlaams Blok magazine
- 1995-2003: Group secretary in the Flemish Parliament
- since 1995: Member of the party executive
- 1995-2003: Member of the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde district executive
- since 2003: Member of the European Parliament
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)
[edit] External links
- Personal Website
- European Parliament biography of Philip Claeys (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
- Declaration of financial interests (in Dutch; PDF)