Erik Arckens

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Erik Arckens
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Born (1961-12-09) 9 December 1961 (age 62)
Schaerbeek
NationalityBelgian
Political party Vlaams Belang
Occupationuniversity assistant

Erik Arckens (born 9 December 1961) is a Belgian politician who was a member of the Vlaams Belang. [1] [2]

Life

Arckens's occupation was university assistant.

He was a member in the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region for the Vlaams Blok from 1999 till 2004. Since 2000 he was a councillor of Brussels. From 2004 till 2014 he was a member of the Flemish Parliament.

In July 2011, he left Vlaams Belang because he no longer felt at home in the party. Since leaving the party, he resided as an independent politician in the Flemish Parliament.

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References

  1. "Fiche Arckens". 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  2. "Also Erik Arckens leaves Vlaams Belang". 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.