Bruno Tobback
| Bruno Tobback | |
|---|---|
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| Leader of the Socialist Party Differently | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 18 September 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Caroline Gennez |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Minister for the Environment and Pensions | |
| In office 19 July 2004 – 21 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Freya Van den Bossche (Environment) Frank Vandenbroucke (Pensions) |
| Succeeded by | Paul Magnette (Environment) Christian Dupont (Pensions) |
| Member of the Flemish Parliament | |
| In office 1995 – 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1969 Leuven, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | Socialist Party Differently |
| Alma mater | University of Brussels (VUB) University of Ghent |
| Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
| Website | Official website |
Bruno Tobback (born 22 August 1969) is the president of the Flemish socialist party Different Socialist Party (SP.A). He was Minister of Environment and Pensions in the Belgian federal government from 2004 until 2007. He is the son of former minister and current Mayor of Leuven Louis Tobback. He is a Licentiate in Law (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1992) and a Licentiate in Social and Economic Law (UGent, 1994). He was a member of the Flemish Parliament from 1995 to 2004.
On 18 September 2011 he was elected chairman of SP.A.
Bruno Tobback wishes to ban old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs, and thinks the ban on incandescent light bulbs should be included in the list of measures under the Kyoto Protocol.[1][2]
He has a Master's Degree in Law (VUB, 1992) and a Master's Degree Social and Economic Law.
He was the president of the SP.a-group in the Flemish Parliament. He was responsible for environment, conservation of nature and mobility.
On 18 September 2008, he was badly injured after a fall during mountain climbing in Austria, after which he was taken to hospital with several cracks in the skull and multiple fractures. His girlfriend Vicky Willems managed to encounter his fall, as they were linked to each other with a cord.
On 2 July 2009, he followed Peter Vanvelthoven, who was the new leader of the SP.a-fraction in the Flemish Parliament, as the fraction-leader of SP.a in congres.
2011, he was a candidate to follow Caroline Gennez as the president of SP.a. Being the only candidate, he was elected on 18 September 2011 in Nieuwpoort at a congress, with 96,6% of all votes.
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