Philip Claeys

Philip Claeys (born on 24 May 1965 in Ghent) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Vlaams Belang, a far-right political party condemning immigration, social integration, and fighting against the federal unity of Belgium. 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. Since late 2010, he has been a board member of the pan-European eurosceptic party European Alliance for Freedom^[1]

Education

• 1988: Degree in translation
• 1991: Post-graduate qualification in marketing

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)

External links

• Personal Website
• European Parliament biography of Philip Claeys (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Dutch)

References

1. ^ About EAF, European Alliance for Freedom, http://www.eurallfree.org/?q=node/65, retrieved 7 July 2011