List of members of the Flemish Parliament, 2004–09

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Flemish Parliament, 2004–09
Overview
Legislative bodyFlemish Parliament
Meeting placeBrussels
TermJuly 2004 (2004-07) – April 2009 (2009-04)
Election13 June 2004
GovernmentUntil June 2007: Leterme Govt.
From June 2007: Peeters I Govt.
Members124
SpeakerUntil 12 July 2006: Norbert De Batselier (sp.a)
From 13 July 2006: Marleen Vanderpoorten (VLD)

This is a list of members of the Flemish Parliament in the 2004–2009 legislature.

The government majority was formed by a coalition of CD&V/N-VA, sp.a-Spirit and VLD-Vivant. Vlaams Blok and Groen! were thus the opposition parties, along with one French-speaking representative.

Election results

National Front
7,3880.18
Solide6,0330.15
Respect5,2270.13
MDP4,1870.10
PvdD2,6400.06
Left Socialist Party2,5090.06
STA OP1,8210.04
B.U.B.1,7230.04
Vrijheid, Intimiteit, Thuis, Arbeid en Liefde1,3320.03
MRV7610.02
VDB3570.01
Total4,064,746100.00118612413
Valid votes4,064,74694.87
Invalid/blank votes219,9105.13
Total votes4,284,656100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,568,25093.79
Source: Belgian Elections

By party

SP.A (22)

Representative Electoral district
Jos Bex (ex Vl.Pro) B. Tobback  Flemish Brabant
Gilbert Bossuyt  West Flanders
Bart Caron (ex Vl.Pro) Landuyt (SP.A)  West Flanders
Philippe De Coene Maes  West Flanders
Kurt De Loor  East Flanders
Else De Wachter  Flemish Brabant
Michèle Hostekint  Flemish Brabant
Jasmina Alajbegovic  Antwerp
Flor Koninckx Vandenbroucke  Flemish Brabant
Marcel Logist  Flemish Brabant
Chokri Mahassine  Limburg
Bart Martens[1]  Antwerp
Els Robeyns Claes  Limburg
Jan Roegiers (ex Vl.Pro)  East Flanders
Elke Roex Anciaux (ex Vl.Pro) Brussels
Ludo Sannen  Limburg
Anissa Temsamani  Antwerp
Bart Van Malderen van Nieuwenborg  East Flanders
André Van Nieuwkerke[1] Vande Lanotte  West Flanders
Dany Vandenbossche Van den Bossche  East Flanders
Joris Vandenbroucke (ex Vl.Pro) Stevaert  Limburg
Jo Vermeulen GennezVan Brempt  Antwerp
Robert Voorhamme Detiège  Antwerp

GROEN! (6)

Representative Electoral district
Rudi Daems  Antwerp
Vera Dua[1]  East Flanders
Eloi Glorieux  Flemish Brabant
Jos Stassen  East Flanders
Jef Tavernier  West Flanders
Mieke Vogels  Antwerp

N-VA (5)

Representative Electoral district
Geert Bourgeois Loones ← Bourgeois  West Flanders
Mark Demesmaeker  Flemish Brabant
Jan Peumans  Limburg
Helga Stevens[1]  East Flanders
Kris Van Dijck  Antwerp

UF (1)

Representative Electoral district
Christian Van Eyken  Flemish Brabant

Defunct party: SPIRIT → VL.PRO → SLP

Representative New affiliation
Bert Anciaux SP.A
Jos Bex Independent → SP.A
Bart Caron Independent → Groen!
Dirk De Cock De Batselier (SP.A) Independent
Jan Roegiers Independent → SP.A
Joris Vandenbroucke Independent → SP.A
Els Van Weert
LauwersVermeulen (SP.A) ← Van Weert
Independent

Changes during the legislature

Representatives who resigned

Name Fraction Constituency Date of resignation Replacement Reason
Frank Van Hecke Vlaams Belang
Antwerp
13 June 2004 Christian Verougstraete Became member of European Parliament
Dirk Sterckx
Open VLD
Antwerp
22 July 2004 Jul Van Aperen Became member of European Parliament
Bert Anciaux
Spirit
Brussels-Capital Region
22 July 2004 Elke Roex Became Flemish minister in Leterme I
Marino Keulen
Open VLD
Limburg
22 July 2004 Laurence Libert Became Flemish minister in Leterme I
Dirk Van Mechelen
Open VLD
Antwerp
22 July 2004 Marc van den Abeelen Became Flemish minister in Leterme I
Kathleen Van Brempt
SP.A
Flemish Brabant 22 July 2004 Caroline Gennez Became Flemish minister in Leterme I
Frank Vandenbroucke
SP.A
Flemish Brabant 22 July 2004 Flor Koninckx Became Flemish minister in Leterme I
Inge Vervotte
CD&V
Antwerp
22 July 2004 Cathy Berx Became Flemish minister in Leterme I
Hendrik Bogaert
CD&V
West Flanders 4 July 2007 Martine Fournier Became federal representative
Jean-Marie Dedecker
Open VLD
West Flanders 4 July 2007 Patrick De Klerck Became federal representative
Bart De Wever
N-VA
Antwerp
4 July 2007 Dirk de Kort Became federal representative
Etienne Schouppe
CD&V
East Flanders 4 July 2007 Cindy Franssen Became federal senator
Bart Somers
Open VLD
Antwerp
4 July 2007 Hans Schoofs Became federal representative
Steven Vanackere
CD&V
Brussels-Capital Region
4 July 2007 Paul Delva Became federal representative
Linda Vissers Vlaams Belang
Limburg
4 July 2007 Leo Pieters Became federal representative
Caroline Gennez
SP.A
Antwerp
31 December 2007 Jo Vermeulen
Cathy Berx
CD&V
Antwerp
25 April 2008 Ward Kennes Became governor of
Antwerp

Representatives who changed parties

Name Date Old party New party
Bart Caron 3 February 2009
SP.A
Independent

References

  1. ^ a b c d In 2007, this member of the Flemish Parliament also became a Community senator.