Inge Brocken | |
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Member of the Flemish Parliament | |
Assumed office 9 June 2024 | |
Member of the Belgian Senate | |
Assumed office 9 June 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Beveren,Belgium | 24 May 1989
Political party | New Flemish Alliance |
Inge Brocken (born 24 May,1989 in Beveren) is a Belgian politician affiliated to the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party,businesswoman and former model who has served as a member of the Flemish Parliament and the Belgian Senate since 2024.
Brocken was born in Beveren in 1989. She worked as a commercial representative at a food distribution company from 2007 to 2010. In August 2010,she founded a fashion company and women's clothing store Derousseaux Grande based in Ghent. As an entrepreneur she has been a spokesperson for the Union of Self-Employed Entrepreneurs (UNIZO) and served as UNIZO's vice-chairwoman in East Flanders. [1] Brocken has also worked as a professional model and participated in several beauty pageants during the 2000s,including several Miss Belgium competitions. In 2004 at the age of 26 she was elected "Miss Waasland.". [2]
In October 2018,Brocken became active in politics and was elected as a municipal councilor in Beveren for the Flemish nationalist N-VA party. From January 2019 to December 2021,she was an alderman of the municipality,responsible for the committees on tourism,culture and heritage. Following the 2024 Belgian regional elections,she became a member of the Flemish Parliament for the East Flanders constituency after the N-VA's original candidate Lieven Dehandschutter did not take up his mandate. After her election,she was designated as a community senator by the N-VA. [3]
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