Philippe Close
Philippe Close (born 18 March 1971 in
Socialist Party and the current mayor of the city of Brussels
(since 2017).
Biography
Close has a law degree from Université libre de Bruxelles.[1] In 2000, he became Elio Di Rupo's spokesman before joining the City of Brussels in 2001, as the chief of staff of Mayor Freddy Thielemans.[2]
In 2006, he was elected to the Brussels City Council, after which he became alderman.
In 2009, he was
Brussels Parliament
.
In 2013, he was considered as successor to Brussels Mayor Freddy Thielemans (PS), but the office went to Yvan Mayeur (PS). Following financial scandals in 2017, Mayeur resigned and was succeeded by Close.[3]
References
- ^ "CLOSE Philippe" (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Philippe Close". 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Philippe Close is Brussels' new Mayor". deredactie.be. 9 June 2017.
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