Bob De Brabandere

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Bob De Brabandere (born 31 August 1987) is a Belgian politician for the Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang party in the Belgian Senate. [1]

Biography

Brabandere was born on 31 August 1987 in Ghent. [2] He studied at the Ghent University before working as a political secretary to VB leader Tom Van Grieken. He also served as chairman of the VB chapter in the 19th municipality of Brussels. [3] [4] In 2019, Brabandere was co-opted by VB to the Senate as state senator. [5] [6] Brabandere also serves as a member of the Council of Europe in the European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance along with Van Grieken. In this role, Brabandere has campaigned against big tech censorship which he claims threatens freedom of speech. [7]

Outside of politics, Brabandere lives in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe with his Estonian born wife, a model who was the former Miss Estonia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "'Francken heeft zijn imago mee, maar niet de cijfers'". Doorbraak.be. 30 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "De parlementen". 13 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "kandidaten". www.bruzz.be.
  4. ↑ "Bob De Brabandere". www.senate.be.
  5. ↑ Houte, Claudia Van den (3 July 2019). "Guy D'haeseleer wordt voorzitter senaatsfractie Vlaams Belang". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Luypaert, Kristof (1 January 2021). "VB-senator Bob De Brabandere: "Ook in de nasleep van corona wil het tuig aantonen wie de baas is."". PAL NWS.
  7. ↑ "BRABANDERE, BOB De" . Retrieved 4 September 2023.


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