Alexander Van Hoecke

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Alexander Van Hoecke
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
2024
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Alexander Van Hoecke

(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)
Lokeren, Belgium
Political party Vlaams Belang
Alma mater Ghent University

Alexander Van Hoecke (born 3 May 1994 in Lokeren) is a Belgian politician of the Vlaams Belang party who has served in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the East Flanders constituency since 2024.

Van Hoecke graduated with a bachelor's and then a master's degree in international and European law at Ghent University. In 2020, he worked as a policy officer for Vlaams Belang in the Flemish Parliament on the areas of foreign affairs and energy. [1] In 2023, he became the party's national press officer and media spokesperson. [2]

During the 2024 Belgian federal election, Van Hoecke was elected to the Chamber of Representatives for the East Flanders region. He serves on the federal Justice Committee in parliament. [3]

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References

  1. "Lokeraar Alexander Van Hoecke nieuwe perswoordvoerder Vlaams Belang" . Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. "Alexander Van Hoecke wordt nieuwe persverantwoordelijke bij Vlaams Belang" . Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. "Fiche Alexander Van Hoecke" . Retrieved 2024-08-20.