List of members of the Flemish Parliament, 2004–09

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

By party

SP.A (22) Representative Electoral district Jos Bex (ex Vl.Pro) ← B. Tobback Gilbert Bossuyt (ex Vl.Pro) ← Landuyt (SP.A) Philippe De Coene ← Maes Kurt De Loor Else De Wachter Michèle Hostekint Jasmina Alajbegovic Flor Koninckx ← Vandenbroucke Marcel Logist Chokri Mahassine Bart Martens Els Robeyns ← Claes Jan Roegiers (ex Vl.Pro) Elke Roex ← Anciaux (ex Vl.Pro) Brussels Ludo Sannen Anissa Temsamani Bart Van Malderen ← van Nieuwenborg André Van Nieuwkerke ← Vande Lanotte Dany Vandenbossche ← Van den Bossche Joris Vandenbroucke (ex Vl.Pro) ← Stevaert Jo Vermeulen ← Gennez ← Van Brempt Robert Voorhamme ← Detiège

GROEN! (6) Representative Electoral district

N-VA (5) Representative Electoral district ← Loones ← Bourgeois In 2007, this member of the Flemish Parliament also became a Community senator.

UF (1) Representative Electoral district

Defunct party: SPIRIT → VL.PRO → SLP Representative New affiliation SP.A Independent → SP.A Independent → Groen! ← De Batselier (SP.A) Independent Independent → SP.A Independent → SP.A ← Lauwers ← Vermeulen (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 SpiritBrussels-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

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