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Belgian politician (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Björn Anseeuw (born 17 September 1976)[1] is a Belgian politician and a member of the Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party.
Bjorn Anseeuw | |
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Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
Assumed office 26 May 2019 | |
Member of the Flemish Parliament | |
In office 2014–2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ostend | 17 October 1976
Nationality | Belgian |
Political party | N-VA (2001-) Volksunie (before 2001) |
Website | |
Anseeuw was born in Ostend and grew up in Gistel. His father was a local politician in Gistel for the Volksunie (VU) and later the N-VA. Anseeuw was a member of the VU's youth wing. He studied nursing at the Katholieke Hogeschool Vives Noord and worked as a psychiatric nurse. He was also a parliamentary assistant to N-VA politician Nadia Sminate.[2]
In the municipal elections of 2012, Anseeuw was elected as a councilor in Ostend for the N-VA.[3] In June 2014, he was elected to the Flemish Parliament where he sat on the committees for public health and Housing, Poverty Policy and Equal Opportunities.[4] In 2019, he left the Flemish Parliament after being elected to the Chamber of Representatives for the West Flanders constituency. In parliament, he serves on the Social Affairs Committee.[5][6]
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