Anke Van dermeersch

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Anke Van dermeersch
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Senator of Belgium
Assumed office
2003
Personal details
Born (1972-10-27) 27 October 1972 (age 51)
Antwerp, Belgium
Political party Vlaams Blok (until 2004)
Vlaams Belang (from 2004)
Website ankevandermeersch.be

Anke Maria Flor Van dermeersch (born 27 October 1972) is a Belgian politician, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 1991 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1992 where she placed Top 6. She later entered politics for the Vlaams Blok party, since 2004 Vlaams Belang, being elected as a senator in 2003.

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Pageantry and law

Anke Van dermeersch rose to attention in Belgium during a modelling career, becoming Miss Belgium in 1991. [1] She thereafter completed a law degree and became a lawyer before eventually entering politics. [1]

Political career

Van dermeersch became a directly elected Belgian senator in 2003 for the far-right party Vlaams Blok, which later became Vlaams Belang. [2] Since 2019, she has been a member of the Flemish parliament. [2] She has also been the leader of a counter-jihad group called Women Against Islamisation. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Przybylski, Eddy (9 April 2001). "Beroemde Vlamingen" (in French).
  2. 1 2 "Belgische Senaat" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate . Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Othen, Christopher (2018). Soldiers of a Different God: How the Counter-Jihad Movement Created Mayhem, Murder and the Trump Presidency. Amberley. p. 272. ISBN   9781445678009.


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