Marco Van Hees

Marco Van Hees
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
19 June 2014 – 27 May 2024
ConstituencyHainaut
Personal details
Born (1964-03-15) 15 March 1964 (age 60)
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium
Political partyWorkers' Party of Belgium
Alma materUniversité libre de Bruxelles

Marco Van Hees (born 15 March 1964) is a Belgian tax specialist, politician and former member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, he represented Hainaut from June 2014 to May 2024.

Van Hees was born on 15 March 1964 in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe.[1][2] He has degree in political sciences from the Université libre de Bruxelles.[2][3] He worked briefly for ASLK/CGER before becoming a civil servant at Federal Public Service Finance.[2][4] He was also a trade union representative for the General Labour Federation of Belgium (FGTB).[2][4] He was a journalist at Solidaire, the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB)'s magazine, for many years and has written several books.[2][5]

Van Hees contested the 2010 federal election as the PTB's first placed candidate in the French speaking electoral college but the party failed to win any seats in the Senate electoral college.[6] He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2014 federal election.[7] He was re-elected at the 2024 federal election[8] He contested the 2024 federal election as the PTB's 17th placed candidate in Hainaut but was not re-elected.[9]

Van Hees lives in Morlanwelz and has two children.[4] He plays the guitar in a band called Flying Shoes.[4]

Electoral history of Marco Van Hees
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2010 federal[6] French speaking Workers' Party of Belgium 7,405 Not elected
2014 federal[7] Hainaut Workers' Party of Belgium 5,488 Elected
2019 federal[8] Hainaut Workers' Party of Belgium 16,271 Elected
2024 federal[9] Hainaut Workers' Party of Belgium 3,404 Not elected
  1. ^ a b "Les Députés: Marco Van Hees" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Marco Van Hees" (in French). Paris, France: Babelio. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ^ "La politique fiscale en question". La Dernière Heure (in French). Brussels, Belgium. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Direction du parti: Marco Van Hees" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Workers' Party of Belgium. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Van Hees, Marco". Union Catalogue of Belgian Libraries. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Résultat Sénat 13 juin 2010 - Collège électoral français". Résultats électoraux (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Résultat Chambre des Représentants 25 mai 2014 - Circonscription de Hainaut". Résultats électoraux (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Résultat Chambre des Représentants 26 mai 2019 - Circonscription de Hainaut". Résultats électoraux (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Résultat Chambre des Représentants 9 juin 2024 - Circonscription de Hainaut". Résultats électoraux (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.