Speaker of the Flemish Parliament
The speaker of the Flemish Parliament (
King
. The speaker also presides over the Bureau and the Extended Bureau of the Flemish Parliament and is assisted by four deputy speakers.
List of speakers of the Flemish Parliament
No. | Name | Entered office | Left office | Legislative term(s) | Party | |
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Cultural Council for the Dutch Cultural Community (Cultuurraad voor de Nederlandse Cultuurgemeenschap) | ||||||
1. | Robert Vandekerckhove | 7 December 1971 | 9 May 1974 | Christian People's Party (CVP) | ||
2. | Jan Bascour | 9 May 1974 | 14 June 1977 | Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV)
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3. | Maurits Coppieters | 14 June 1977 | 24 April 1979 | People's Union (VU) | ||
Flemish Council (Vlaamse Raad) | ||||||
4. | Rik Boel | 24 April 1979 | 22 December 1981 | Socialist Party (SP)
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5. | Jean Pede | 22 December 1981 | 3 December 1985 | Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV)
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6. | Frans Grootjans | 3 December 1985 | 13 December 1987 | Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV)
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7. | Jean Pede | 2 February 1988 | 18 October 1988 | Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV)
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8. | Louis Vanvelthoven | 18 October 1988 | 13 January 1994 | Socialist Party (SP)
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9. | Eddy Baldewijns | 13 January 1994 | 13 June 1995 | Socialist Party (SP)
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Flemish Parliament (Vlaams Parlement) | ||||||
10. | Norbert De Batselier | 13 June 1995 | 12 July 2006 | (partial) | Socialist Party – Different (sp.a)
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11. | Marleen Vanderpoorten | 13 July 2006 | 13 July 2009 | 2004–2009 (partial) | Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)
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12. | Jan Peumans | 13 July 2009 | 26 May 2019 | 2014–2019
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New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) | |
13. | Kris Van Dijck | 18 June 2019 | 11 July 2019 | 2019–2024 | New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) | |
14. | Wilfried Vandaele | 13 July 2019 | 2 October 2019 | 2019–2024 | New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) | |
15. | Liesbeth Homans | 2 October 2019 | incumbent | 2019–2024 | New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) |