Jan Peumans

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Jan Peumans
Speaker of the Flemish Parliament
In office
13 July 2009 – 26 May 2019
Preceded byMarleen Vanderpoorten
Succeeded byKris Van Dijck
Personal details
Born (1951-01-06) 6 January 1951 (age 73)
Maastricht, Netherlands
Political partyNew Flemish Alliance

Jan Peter Peumans (born 6 January 1951 in

fraction leader in the Flemish Parliament. After the elections of 7 June 2009 (which was successful for his party; and with more than 27.000 Limburgish preference votes for him), he became President of the Flemish Parliament, succeeding Marleen Vanderpoorten
.

In the Flemish Parliament, he worked e.g. on the case of the

Oosterweel connection. Peumans was elected most hard-working member of the Parliament in the period 2004–2009, by the newspaper De Standaard.[2]

On 27 January 2010, Peumans caused controversy after he was absent during a reception at the royal palace. As convinced republican he refuses to go to receptions at the king's palace,[3] although he talked to him once on the occasion of the day of the Flemish Community.[4]

On 12 September 2010, he was in Visé (just across the language border in Wallonia, close to where he lives), where he claims to have been insulted and attacked by a local because "he had no business in Wallonia".[5] Peumans said afterwards he never expected he would be attacked due to his political points of view.[6][7] His statement is being disputed by the alleged attacker.[8]

Political career

  • 1983–1994: Schepen in Riemst
  • 1985–1987: Councillor in Limburg
  • 1991–2004: Councillor in Limburg
  • 1995–2006: Mayor of Riemst
  • 2004–2019: Member of the Flemish Parliament
  • 2007–2012: Schepen in Riemst
  • 2007–2009:
    Parliamentary group leader
    for the New Flemish Alliance in the Flemish Parliament
  • 2008–2009: Vice President New Flemish Alliance
  • 2009–2019: President of the Flemish Parliament

References

  1. ^ Belga), (d'après. "Riemst contre l'allongement d'une piste à Bierset". archive.wikiwix.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  2. ^ Vlaams parlementsrapport 2009 (Dutch)
  3. ^ De Standaard Online, 27 januari 2010, Heibel over Peumans' afwezigheid op paleis[permanent dead link] (Dutch)
  4. ^ "Een uitnodiging voor een audiëntie is iets anders" (Dutch)
  5. ^ "Agression de Jan Peumans: démenti de l'auteur présumé". Archived from the original on 1998-11-30. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  6. ^ Jan Peumans (N-VA) aangevallen in Wallonië (Dutch)
  7. ^ Jan Peumans (N-VA) se fait agresser en Wallonie (French)
  8. ^ Aggression de Jan Peumans: l'auteur présumé dément (French)
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Flemish Parliament
2009–2019
Succeeded by