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.
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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 floor leaders of the recognised fractions. 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 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
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