Rachid Madrane | |
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Speaker of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region | |
Assumed office 18 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Charles Picqué |
Personal details | |
Born | Brussels, Belgium | 15 April 1968
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater | Free University of Brussels |
Website | Official website |
Rachid Madrane (born 15 April 1968) is a Belgian politician and journalist of Moroccan descent. He is currently Speaker of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region.
He first served as a member of the regional parliament from 2004 to 2009, before serving as a member of the federal Chamber of Representatives between 2010 and 2012, representing the electoral district of Brussels-Hal-Vilvoorde. The day after the 2019 elections, Madrane was appointed president of the Brussels regional parliament, where he was installed in July.[1]
He has a degree in journalism and communication from the Free University of Brussels.[2]