Frank Troosters

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Frank Troosters
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Incumbent
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2019
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Frank Troosters

(1970-11-08) 8 November 1970 (age 53)
Hasselt, Belgium
Political party Vlaams Belang

Frank Troosters (born 8 November 1970) is a Belgian politician for Vlaams Belang and a member of the Chamber of Representatives.

Troosters is a city councilor for Vlaams Belang in Hasselt and leads the local faction of the party there. [1] In 2018, Troosters opposed the construction of a new mosque in Hasselt and in 2020, led a protest with VB leader Tom Van Grieken against turning a hotel in the district into a refugee and migrant housing centre. [2] [3] Troosters has also been an MP in the federal parliament for the Limburg constituency since 2019. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Frank Troosters trekt VB-lijst in Hasselt". Het Belang van Limburg.
  2. ↑ ""Laten we het toch maar gezellig houden"". Radio 1. October 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Vlaams Belang voert actie tegen komst asielcentrum Hasselt: "Mensen hebben hier schrik van"". www.nieuwsblad.be.
  4. ↑ "Twee derden van de Vlaams Belang-parlementsleden zijn nieuwkomers". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
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