Jeroen Soete | |
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Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
Assumed office 9 June 2024 | |
Constituency | West Flanders |
Personal details | |
Born | Ostend,Belgium | 26 December 1983
Political party | Vooruit |
Jeroen B. Soete (born 26 December 1983) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. [1] A member of Vooruit,he has represented West Flanders since June 2024.
Soete was born on 26 December 1983 in Ostend. [1] He worked for Flemish Secretary of state John Crombez and was later a parliamentary worker for Crombez. [2] [3] He was then chief of staff for Flemish MP Jurgen Vanlerberghe . [4] [5]
Soete was a member of the Socialist Party Different (SP.A)'s youth wing in Ostend. [6] [7] He was later chairman of the SP.A's local branch in West Flanders. [3] He was appointed to the Public Centre for Social Welfare (OCMW) in January 2015. [3] He contested the 2012 local election as the SP.A's 18th placed candidate in Ostend but was not elected. [8] He was appointed to the municipal council in Ostend in September 2015 following the resignation of Franky De Block. [9] He contested the 2018 local election as the Stadslijst's 10th placed candidate in Ostend but was not elected. [10] He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election. [11] [12]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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2012 local [8] | Ostend | Socialist Party Different | 461 | Not elected | |
2018 local [10] | Ostend | Stadslijst | 589 | Not elected | |
2024 federal [11] | West Flanders | Vooruit | 7,454 | Elected |