List of members of the Flemish Parliament, 2009–2014

Flemish Parliament, 2009–2014
Overview
Legislative body	Flemish Parliament
Meeting place	Brussels
Term	June 2009 (2009-06) – April 2014 (2014-04)
Election	7 June 2009
Government	Peeters II Government
Members	124
Speaker	Jan Peumans (N-VA)

This is a list of members of the Flemish Parliament in its 12th legislative term, arranged alphabetically. The legislative term started in 2009 (after the Belgian regional elections of 2009) and lasted until 2014. However, it is only the fourth legislature since the members of the Flemish Parliament were first elected.

Results

Social Liberal Party								44,734	1.09	–	–	–	–
	Workers' Party of Belgium+	42,849	1.04	–	–	–	–
	Left Socialist Party	10,038	0.24	–	–	–	–
	Belgische Alliantie	9,318	0.23	–	–	–	–
	Vrijheid	6,228	0.15	–	–	–	–
	RESPECT	5,692	0.14	–	–	–	–
	Committee for Another Policy	2,211	0.05	–	–	–	–
	Vrije Christen Democraten	1,898	0.05	–	–	–	–
	Belgische Unie – Union Belge	712	0.02	–	–	–	–
Total		4,112,325	100.00	119	6	124	0
Valid votes		4,112,325	94.50
Invalid/blank votes		239,482	5.50
Total votes		4,351,807	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,676,488	93.06
Source: Belgian Elections

Leadership

Bureau

This is a list of the current members of the Bureau of the Flemish Parliament.

Speakers

	Office	Senator	Party
	Speaker	Jan Peumans	N-VA
	1st Deputy Speaker	Veerle Heeren	CD&V
	2nd Deputy Speaker	Marijke Dillen	Vlaams Belang
	3rd Deputy Speaker	Dirk Van Mechelen	Open VLD
	4th Deputy Speaker	Mia De Vits	SP.A
	5th Deputy Speaker	Jos De Meyer	CD&V
	6th Deputy Speaker	Filip Dewinter	Vlaams Belang

Secretaries

	Senator	Party
	Eric Van Rompuy	CD&V
	Marino Keulen	Open VLD
	Bart Martens	SP.A

Floor leaders

This is a list of the current

. They form the Extended Bureau together with the members of the Bureau.

	Floor leader	Party
	Koen Van den Heuvel	CD&V
	Joris Van Hauthem	Vlaams Belang
	Sas van Rouveroij	Open VLD
	Matthias Diependaele (2009-2012: Kris Van Dijck)	N-VA
	Bart Van Malderen	SP.A
	Lode Vereeck [nl]	Lijst Dedecker
	Elisabeth Meuleman	Groen

List of current representatives

	Name	Fraction	Constituency
	Filip Anthuenis (resigned)	Open VLD	East Flanders
	Erik Arckens‡	Independent	Brussels-Capital Region
	Robrecht Bothuyne	CD&V	East Flanders
	Boudewijn Bouckaert	Lijst Dedecker	East Flanders
	Karin Brouwers	CD&V	Flemish Brabant
	Ann Brusseel	Open VLD	Brussels-Capital Region
	Agnes Bruyninckx-Vandenhoudt	Vlaams Belang	West Flanders
	Karlos Callens	Open VLD	West Flanders
	Ludwig Caluwé (resigned)	CD&V	Antwerp
	Bart Caron	Groen	West Flanders
	Vera Celis	N-VA	Antwerp
	Patricia Ceysens	Open VLD	Flemish Brabant
	Lode Ceyssens	CD&V	Limburg
	Sonja Claes	CD&V	Limburg
	Griet Coppé	CD&V	West Flanders
	Frank Creyelman	Vlaams Belang	Antwerp
	John Crombez (resigned)	SP.A	West Flanders
	Steve D'Hulster	SP.A	Antwerp
	Carl Decaluwe (resigned)	CD&V	West Flanders
	Johan Deckmyn	Vlaams Belang	East Flanders
	Kathleen Deckx	SP.A	Antwerp
	Philippe De Coene	SP.A	West Flanders
	Jean-Jacques De Gucht	Open VLD	East Flanders
	Tom Dehaene (resigned)	CD&V	Flemish Brabant
	Lieven Dehandschutter (resigned)	N-VA	East Flanders
	Irina De Knop	Open VLD	Flemish Brabant
	Dirk de Kort	CD&V	Antwerp
	Kurt De Loor	SP.A	East Flanders
	Paul Delva	CD&V	Brussels-Capital Region
	Mark Demesmaeker (resigned)	N-VA	Flemish Brabant
	Marnic De Meulemeester	Open VLD	East Flanders
	Jos De Meyer	CD&V	East Flanders
	Annick De Ridder	Open VLD	Antwerp
	Mia De Vits	SP.A	Flemish Brabant
	Gwenny De Vroe	Open VLD	Flemish Brabant
	Else De Wachter	SP.A	Flemish Brabant
	Patricia De Waele	Lijst Dedecker	East Flanders
	Bart De Wever	N-VA	Antwerp
	Filip Dewinter	Vlaams Belang	Antwerp
	Matthias Diependaele	N-VA	East Flanders
	Marijke Dillen	Vlaams Belang	Antwerp
	Jan Durnez	CD&V	West Flanders
	Tine Eerlingen	N-VA	Flemish Brabant
	Martine Fournier	CD&V	West Flanders
	Cindy Franssen	CD&V	East Flanders
	Sven Gatz (resigned)	Open VLD	Brussels-Capital Region
	Danielle Godderis-T'Jonck	N-VA	West Flanders
	Peter Gysbrechts	Open VLD	Antwerp
	Veerle Heeren	CD&V	Limburg
	Kathleen Helsen	CD&V	Antwerp
	Marc Hendrickx	N-VA	Antwerp
	Liesbeth Homans	N-VA	Antwerp
	Michèle Hostekint	SP.A	West Flanders
	Pieter Huybrechts	Vlaams Belang	Antwerp
	Yamila Idrissi	SP.A	Brussels-Capital Region
	Lies Jans	N-VA	Limburg
	Vera Jans	CD&V	Limburg
	Chris Janssens	Vlaams Belang	Limburg
	Patrick Janssens	SP.A	Antwerp
	Ward Kennes	CD&V	Antwerp
	Marino Keulen	Open VLD	Limburg
	Jan Laurys	CD&V	Flemish Brabant
	Marcel Logist	SP.A	Flemish Brabant
	Chokri Mahassine	SP.A	Limburg
	Bart Martens	SP.A	Antwerp
	Katleen Martens	Vlaams Belang	Limburg
	Elisabeth Meuleman	Groen	East Flanders
	An Michiels (resigned)	Vlaams Belang	Flemish Brabant
	Fientje Moerman	Open VLD	East Flanders
	Dirk Peeters	Groen	Antwerp
	Lydia Peeters	Open VLD	Limburg
	Fatma Pehlivan	SP.A	East Flanders
	Jan Penris	Vlaams Belang	Antwerp
	Jan Peumans	N-VA	Limburg
	Sabine Poleyn	CD&V	West Flanders
	Peter Reekmans	Lijst Dedecker	Flemish Brabant
	Els Robeyns	SP.A	Limburg
	Jan Roegiers	SP.A	East Flanders
	Tinne Rombouts	CD&V	Antwerp
	Ivan Sabbe	Lijst Dedecker	West Flanders
	Hermes Sanctorum	Groen	Flemish Brabant
	Ludo Sannen (resigned)	SP.A	Limburg
	Johan Sauwens	CD&V	Limburg
	Katrien Schryvers	CD&V	Antwerp
	Herman Schueremans (resigned)	Open VLD	Flemish Brabant
	Willy Segers	N-VA	Flemish Brabant
	Stefaan Sintobin	Vlaams Belang	West Flanders
	Griet Smaers	CD&V	Antwerp
	Helga Stevens	N-VA	East Flanders
	Felix Strackx	Vlaams Belang	Flemish Brabant
	Erik Tack	Vlaams Belang	East Flanders
	Valerie Taeldeman	CD&V	East Flanders
	Bart Tommelein	Open VLD	West Flanders
	Güler Turan	SP.A	Antwerp
	Wilfried Vandaele	N-VA	West Flanders
	Marc Vanden Bussche	Open VLD	West Flanders
	Marleen Van den Eynde	Vlaams Belang	Antwerp
	Koen Van den Heuvel	CD&V	Antwerp
	Vera Van der Borght	Open VLD	East Flanders
	Marleen Vanderpoorten	Open VLD	Antwerp
	Luckas Van Der Taelen	Groen	Brussels-Capital Region
	Marc Van de Vijver	CD&V	East Flanders
	Kris Van Dijck	N-VA	Antwerp
	Christian Van Eyken	UF	Flemish Brabant
	Joris Van Hauthem	Vlaams Belang	Flemish Brabant
	Bart Van Malderen	SP.A	East Flanders
	Dirk Van Mechelen	Open VLD	Antwerp
	Karim Van Overmeire†	N-VA	East Flanders
	Eric Van Rompuy	CD&V	Flemish Brabant
	Sas van Rouveroij	Open VLD	East Flanders
	Gerda Van Steenberge‡	Independent	East Flanders
	Mercedes Van Volcem	Open VLD	West Flanders
	Lode Vereeck	Lijst Dedecker	Limburg
	Jan Verfaillie	CD&V	West Flanders
	Goedele Vermeiren	N-VA	Antwerp
	Christian Verougstraete	Vlaams Belang	West Flanders
	Johan Verstreken	CD&V	West Flanders
	Jurgen Verstrepen	Lijst Dedecker	Antwerp
	Linda Vissers	Vlaams Belang	Limburg
	Mieke Vogels	Groen	Antwerp
	Filip Watteeuw (resigned)	Groen	East Flanders
	Ulla Werbrouck	Lijst Dedecker	West Flanders
	Wim Wienen	Vlaams Belang	Antwerp
	Veli Yüksel	CD&V	East Flanders

† Elected as member of Vlaams Belang; joined the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) on 31 August 2011.
‡ Elected as members of Vlaams Belang; became independent representatives on 20 July 2011 (Ackers) and 12 July 2012 (Van Steenberge).

Changes during the legislature

Representatives who chose not to sit

	Name	Fraction	Constituency	Date of resignation	Replacement	Notes
	Gerolf Annemans	Vlaams Belang	Antwerp	30 June 2009	Jan Penris	Stays federal representative
	Jean-Marie Dedecker	Lijst Dedecker	West Flanders	30 June 2009	Ivan Sabbe	Stays federal representative
	Johan Demol	Vlaams Belang	Brussels-Capital Region	30 June 2009	Erik Arckens	Stays Brussels representative
	Guy D'Haeseleer	Vlaams Belang	East Flanders	30 June 2009	Erik Tack	Stays federal representative
	Annick Ponthier	Vlaams Belang	Limburg	30 June 2009	Katleen Martens	Stays federal representative
	Bart Somers	Open VLD	Antwerp	30 June 2009	Annick De Ridder	Stays federal representative
	Dirk Sterckx	Open VLD	Antwerp	30 June 2009	Peter Gysbrechts	Becomes member of the European Parliament
	Daniël Termont	SP.A	East Flanders	30 June 2009	Bart Van Malderen	Stays mayor of Ghent
	Erika Thijs	CD&V	Limburg	30 June 2009	Lode Ceyssens	Stays federal senator
	Bruno Valkeniers	Vlaams Belang	Antwerp	30 June 2009	Marleen Van den Eynde	Stays federal representative
	Kathleen Van Brempt	SP.A	Antwerp	30 June 2009	Bart Martens	Becomes member of the European Parliament
	Anke Van dermeersch	Vlaams Belang	East Flanders	30 June 2009	Wim Wienen	Stays federal senator
	Frank Van Hecke	Vlaams Belang	Antwerp	30 June 2009	Stefaan Sintobin	Becomes member of the European Parliament
	Brigitte Grouwels	CD&V	Brussels-Capital Region	13 July 2009	Paul Delva	Stays Brussels representative
	Yves Leterme	CD&V	West Flanders	13 July 2009	Jan Durnez	Stays federal senator

Representatives who resigned

	Name	Fraction	Constituency	Date of resignation	Replacement	Notes
	Geert Bourgeois	N-VA	West Flanders	13 July 2009	Wilfried Vandaele	Became minister in Peeters II
	Hilde Crevits	CD&V	West Flanders	13 July 2009	Sabine Poleyn	Became minister in Peeters II
	Kris Peeters	CD&V	Antwerp	13 July 2009	Koen Van den Heuvel	Became minister-president in Peeters II
	Joke Schauvliege	CD&V	East Flanders	13 July 2009	Valerie Taeldeman	Became minister in Peeters II
	Freya Van den Bossche	SP.A	East Flanders	13 July 2009	Jan Roegiers	Became minister in Peeters II
	Jo Vandeurzen	CD&V	Limburg	13 July 2009	Vera Jans	Became minister in Peeters II
	Sophie De Wit	N-VA	Antwerp	6 July 2010	Goedele Vermeiren	Became federal representative
	Caroline Gennez	SP.A	Antwerp	6 July 2010	Steve D'Hulster	Became federal representative
	Frank Vandenbroucke	SP.A	Flemish Brabant	6 July 2010	Else De Wachter	Became federal representative
	Peter Vanvelthoven	SP.A	Limburg	6 July 2010	Ludo Sannen	Became federal representative
	An Michiels	VB	Flemish Brabant	10 October 2010	Wim Van Dijck	Ended her political career for personal reasons
	Sven Gatz	Open VLD	Brussels-Capital Region	30 June 2011	Khadija Zamouri	Ended his political career for professional reasons
	John Crombez	SP.A	West Flanders	6 December 2011	Jurgen Vanlerberghe	Became secretary of state in Di Rupo I
	Carl Caluwe	CD&V	West Flanders	31 January 2012	Els Kindt	Became governor of West Flanders
	Ludwig Caluwé	CD&V	Antwerp	1 December 2012	Caroline Bastiaens	Became provincial deputy in 2013
	Tom Dehaene	CD&V	Flemish Brabant	13 December 2012	Peter Van Rompuy	Became provincial deputy in 2013
	Lieven Dehandschutter	N-VA	East Flanders	31 December 2012	Marius Meremans	Became mayor of Sint-Niklaas
	Herman Schueremans	Open VLD	Flemish Brabant	1 January 2013	Jo De Ro	Ended his political career for professional reasons
	Filip Watteeuw	Groen	East Flanders	4 January 2013	Björn Rzoska	Became alderman in Ghent
	Mark Demesmaeker	N-VA	Flemish Brabant	31 January 2013	Piet De Bruyn	Became member of the European Parliament
	Ludo Sannen	SP.A	Limburg	16 September 2013	Joke Quintens	Ended his political career
	Filip Anthuenis	Open VLD	East Flanders	23 September 2013	Egbert Lachaert

Sources

• "Vlaamse Volksvertegenwoordigers" (in Dutch). The Flemish Parliament. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
• "Bureau" (in Dutch). The Flemish Parliament. Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-18.

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