Geert Bourgeois

Geert Bourgeois
Bourgeois in 2015
Member of the European Parliament for Belgium
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencyDutch-speaking electoral college
Minister-President of Flanders
In office
25 July 2014 – 2 July 2019
Preceded byKris Peeters
Succeeded byLiesbeth Homans
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
5 July 2010 – 7 July 2010
ConstituencyWest Flanders
In office
8 June 1995 – 22 July 2004
ConstituencyKortrijk-Roeselare-Tielt (1995–2003)
West Flanders (2003–2004)
Personal details
Born (1951-07-06) 6 July 1951 (age 73)
Roeselare, Belgium
Political partyNew Flemish Alliance (since 2001)
Other political
affiliations
People's Union (1976–2001)
SpouseBetty Hoste
Children2
Alma materGhent University

Geert Albert Bourgeois (Flemish pronunciation: [ˈɣeːrd buːrˈʑʋaː] ;[a] born 6 July 1951) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), which he founded in 2001, who is currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. He previously served as the Minister-President of Flanders from 2014 to 2019. Prior to this, he was a member of the federal Chamber of Representatives for the People's Union from 1995 to 2001, and then for the N-VA from 2001 to 2004. He has been involved in local and regional politics in Flanders since 1976.
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