Melissa Depraetere | |
|---|---|
 Depraetere in 2019 | |
| Vice Minister-President of Flanders | |
| Assumed office 30 September 2024 Serving with Ben Weyts and Hilde Crevits | |
| Prime Minister | Matthias Diependaele |
| Leader of Vooruit | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Conner Rousseau |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | West Flanders |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1992 Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Political party | Vooruit |
Melissa Depraetere (born 12 May 1992 in Kortrijk)[1] is a Belgian politician and leader of Vooruit. She has been a Vice Minister-President of Flanders in the Diependaele Government since 2024, additionally serving as the Flemish Minister for Housing, Energy and Climate, Tourism, and Youth.
She has been a member of the Chamber of Representatives for West Flanders since 2019.
Before being elected, she was a parliamentary assistant to Alain Top,[2] and a OCMW councillor in Harelbeke.[3] Depraetere was also active in Chiro Flanders, a Belgian youth organisation.[3]
In November 2018, it was announced that Depraetere would be in second place on the sp.a list for the 2019 election, behind then-party leader John Crombez.[4] She won 12,601 votes and gained a seat in the Chamber of Representatives.[5]
She is a member of the Committee for the Economy, Consumer Protection and the Digital Agenda, the COVID-19 Committee, and the Committee for Electoral Expenses.[1]
- ^ a b "Melissa Depraetere". Chamber of Representatives (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Melissa Depraetere". Vooruit (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Emma Devos (14 December 2016). "Melissa Depraetere". Politiek anders bekeken (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Joyce Mesdag (29 November 2018). "Sp.a kiest voor jeugd". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Joyce Mesdag (27 May 2019). "Melissa Depraetere (27) heeft zetel in federaal parlement beet". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2023.