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.

Contents

[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

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Eedafleggingen van de gemeenschapssenatoren. The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2007-07-04. (Dutch)
  3. ^ Prestations de serment des sénateurs de communauté. The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2007-07-04. (French)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Eedafleggingen van de gecoöpteerde senatoren. The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. (Dutch)
  6. ^ Prestations de serment des sénateurs cooptés. The Belgian Senate. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. (French)
  7. ^ a b Open Vld coöpteert Taelman en Antheunis als senator. Flemish Liberals and Democrats. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. (Dutch)
  8. ^ Jacques Brotchi : sénateur coopté. Reformist Movement (2007-07-09). Retrieved on 2007-07-10. (French)
  9. ^ CD&V coöpteert Dirk Claes in Senaat. Dirk Claes. Retrieved on 2007-08-10. (Dutch)
  10. ^ Carine Russo wordt gecoöpteerd senator. Vrtnieuws.net. Retrieved on 2007-06-14. (Dutch)
  11. ^ Dirk Claes en Els Schelfhout gecoöpteerde senatoren voor CD&V. CD&V Senate Fraction. Retrieved on 2007-08-10. (Dutch)
  12. ^ SP.A coöpteert Guy Swennen in de Senaat. Vrtnieuws.net. Retrieved on 2007-07-02. (Dutch)

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