Wouter Beke

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Wouter Beke

Senator
In office 22 July 2004 – June 2011
Personal details
Born	9 August 1974 Lommel, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Political party	CD&V
Residence	Leopoldsburg, Belgium
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Website	www.wouterbeke.be

Wouter Beke (born 9 August 1974) is a Belgian politician and a member of the CD&V. He was reelected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.^[1]

Wouter Beke studied Social Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Political Sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He is a doctor in the Social Sciences.

While working as a researcher at the Leuven University, he entered politics in his municipality Leopoldsburg. He became a senator in 2004. Between 21 March 2008 and 15 May 2008, he was the temporary chairman of the CD&V.^[2]

In November 2013, Wouter Beke was reelected as chairman of the CD&V. He was reelected with 98,7% of the votes. ^[3]

Honours

Belgium : Knight of the Order of Leopold on 6 June 2010 ^[4]

Notes

↑ "Belgische Senaat" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
↑ "Wouter Beke" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
↑ http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=dmf20131112_00834971
↑ Belgian Senate, Biography

Persondata
Name	Beke, Wouter
Alternative names
Short description	Belgian politician
Date of birth	9 August 1974
Place of birth	Lommel, Belgium
Date of death	31 May 2013
Place of death	Brussels, Belgium

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