Peter Mertens | |
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 Mertens in 2020 | |
| President of the Workers' Party of Belgium | |
| In office 2 March 2008 – 5 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ludo Martens |
| Succeeded by | Raoul Hedebouw |
| Member of the Antwerp municipal council | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | Antwerp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1969 Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Belgium |
| Education | UFSIA Ghent University |
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Peter Mertens (born 17 December 1969) is a Belgian politician who led the Workers' Party of Belgium from 2008 to 2021. He has served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives since 2019, and as a municipal councilor in Antwerp since 2013.