Belgian Chamber Committee on the Interior

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The Committee on the Interior, General Affairs and the Civil Service (Dutch: Commissie voor de Binnenlandse Zaken, de Algemene Zaken en het Openbaar Ambt, French: Commission de l'Intérieur, des Affaires générales et de la Fonction publique), more commonly referred to as the Committee on the Interior, is a standing committee of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. It is responsible for all matters related to the internal affairs of Belgium. The committee consists of 17 members and is currently chaired by Pieter De Crem (CD&V/N-VA).

The Committee on the Interior will also be responsible for dealing with the Flemish proposals to split up Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde.^[1]

[edit] Membership

The following table shows the membership of the Committee on the Interior:^[2]

Name	Party	Language group
Josy Arens	Humanist Democratic Centre	French language group
Hans Bonte	Socialist Party – Different	Dutch language group
Philippe Collard	Reformist Movement	French language group
Pieter De Crem, Chair	Christian Democratic and Flemish	Dutch language group
Francois-Xavier de Donnea	Reformist Movement	French language group
Filip De Man	Vlaams Belang	Dutch language group
Carl Devlies	Christian Democratic and Flemish	Dutch language group
Bart De Wever	New-Flemish Alliance	Dutch language group
Michel Doomst	Christian Democratic and Flemish	Dutch language group
Jacqueline Galant, Deputy Chair	Reformist Movement	French language group
Karin Lalieux	Socialist Party	French language group
Eric Thiébaut	Socialist Party	French language group
Bart Tommelein	Open VLD	Dutch language group
Luk Van Biesen	Open VLD	Dutch language group
Ludwig Vandenhove	Socialist Party – Different	Dutch language group
Tinne Van der Straeten	Green!	Dutch language group
Linda Vissers	Vlaams Belang	Dutch language group