Annick Ponthier

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Annick Ponthier
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
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26 May 2019
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Born (1971-10-24) 24 October 1971 (age 52)
Bilzen, Belgium
Political party Vlaams Belang

Annick Ponthier (born 21 October 1971) is a Belgian politician who has served as an MP for Vlaams Belang in the Chamber of Representatives since 2019.

She obtained a degree in business translation from the Higher Trade and Language Institute (HHTI) in Genk and worked as a sales executive for a furniture company.[ citation needed ]

In 2009, Ponthier became a member of the Chamber of Representatives. She continued to hold this position until 2014. In the 2014 elections, she was a candidate for the Flemish Parliament but was not elected. She subsequently became a political assistant for Vlaams Belang. She was also a provincial councilor for the province of Limburg from 2006 to 2009, and has been a municipal councilor of Bilzen since 2007. [1] In addition, she was in 2011, president of the Vlaams Belang in Limburg [2] and a member of the party executive board. [3] In the 2019 elections, Ponthier was the leader of the Limburg Parliamentary List of Vlaams Belang. [4] [5] She was re-elected to the Chamber with nearly 27,500 preference votes.[ citation needed ]

In 2020, Ponthier received a letter containing a mysterious powder substance along with the VB's leader Tom Van Grieken. She was given police protection as a result. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nees, Emily (2020-07-10). "Bilzerse Annick Ponthier (Vlaams Belang) ontvangt poederbrief". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. "De 2 mandaten van Annick Ponthier (Vlaams Belang)". Cumuleo (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  3. "Annick Ponthier". 2014-03-23. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  4. Leo Joosten duwt federale lijst Vlaams Belang, Het Laatste Nieuws, 13 januari 2019.
  5. CV Annick Ponthier; Vlaams Belang