The Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats is a Flemish conservative liberal political party in Belgium. A smaller fraction within the party has social liberal views.
Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism (ACV) and trade associations (UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001,the party was named the Christian People's Party.
Vooruit is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. The party was known as the Flemish Socialist Party until 21 March 2021,when its current name was adopted.
Groen,founded as Agalev,is a green Flemish political party in Belgium. Its French-speaking equivalent is Ecolo;the two parties maintain close relations with each other.
The New Flemish Alliance is a Flemish nationalist and conservative political party in Belgium. The party was established in 2001 by the right-leaning fraction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU).
Elio Di Rupo is a Belgian politician who has served as the minister-president of Wallonia since 2019. He is affiliated with the Socialist Party. Di Rupo previously served as the prime minister of Belgium from 6 December 2011 to 11 October 2014,heading the Di Rupo Government. He was the first francophone to hold the office since Paul Vanden Boeynants in 1979,and the country's first socialist prime minister since Edmond Leburton left office in 1974. Di Rupo was also Belgium's first prime minister of non-Belgian descent,and the world's second openly gay person and first openly gay man to be head of government in modern times.
Jean Luc Joseph Marie "Jean-Luc" Dehaene was a Belgian politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1999. During his political career,he was nicknamed "The Plumber" and "The Minesweeper" for his ability to negotiate political deadlocks. A member of the Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) party and its antecedents,Dehaene gained his first ministerial appointment in 1981. Dehaene's first government (1992–1995) included both Christian and Social Democrats and presided over the creation of a new constitution,effectively transforming Belgium into a federal state. His second government (1995–1999) coincided with a number of crises in Belgium including the Dutroux scandal. The Dioxin Affair,occurring shortly before the 1999 election,led to a swing against the major parties and Dehaene's government fell. Following his final term as Prime Minister he was active in both Belgian and European politics. He was also on UEFA's financial fair play regulatory body and managed Dexia Bank during the financial crisis. He was the last prime minister of King Baudouin's reign.
The Socialist Party is a social democratic French-speaking political party in Belgium. As of the 2019 elections,it is the third largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party. The party is led by Paul Magnette. The party supplies the Minister-president of the French Community,and the Brussels-Capital Region. In the German-speaking community,the party is known as the Sozialistische Partei (SP).
The University of Antwerp is a major Belgian university located in the city of Antwerp. The official abbreviation is UAntwerp. The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 students,which makes it the third-largest university in Flanders. The University of Antwerp is characterised by its high standards in education,internationally competitive research and entrepreneurial approach. It was founded in 2003 after the merger of three smaller universities.
Vlaams Belang is a Flemish nationalist,and right-wing populist political party in the Flemish Region and Brussels Capital Region of Belgium. It is widely considered to be on the political far-right.
The Constitutional Court plays a central role within the federal Belgian state. This is a judicial court founded in 1980. Its jurisdiction was augmented in 1988 and 2003.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven,also called OH Leuven or OHL,is a Belgian professional football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs,F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee,whose registration number it inherited,Daring Club Leuven,and Stade Leuven. The club's home ground is Den Dreef,located in Heverlee. The club currently plays in the country's first level,Belgian First Division A.
Gerolf Emma Jozef Annemans is a Belgian lawyer,journalist and politician of the Flemish nationalist party Vlaams Belang (VB) and formerly of its predecessor,the Vlaams Blok. He has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014,and a city councilor in Antwerp since 2000. He served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 1987 to 2014,and as a city councilor in Brasschaat from 1994 to 2000. He was the former leader of the VB from 2012 to 2014,and led the Vlaams Blok and VB parliamentary groups from 1991 to 2013.
Federal elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 2007. Voters went to the polls in order to elect new members for the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.
Herman Achille,Count Van Rompuy is a Belgian politician,who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 2008 to 2009,and then as the first permanent president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014.
Gilbert Vassart is a Belgian scientist and professor at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles. His research interests include molecular endocrinology,especially related to the thyroid,and pharmacology of G protein-coupled receptor along with medical genetics.
The Parti Communautaire National-Européen (PCN) is a Belgium-based political organisation led by Luc Michel,a former member of the neo-Nazi FANE party. A largely National Bolshevik movement,it also has activists in France.
The Crown Council of Belgium is composed of the King of the Belgians,the Ministers and the Ministers of State. The constitutional Monarch chairs the Crown Council,which has no legal competence but simply advises the crown when consulted on extraordinary matters.
The Minister of State is an honorary title in Belgium. It is formally granted by the Belgian monarch,but on the initiative of the Belgian federal government. It is given on a personal basis,for life rather than for a specified period. The title is granted for exceptional merits,generally to senior politicians at the end of their party careers. It is not lost after a criminal conviction. Ministers of state are often former cabinet members or party leaders. Ministers of State advise the Sovereign in delicate situations,with moral authority but without formal competence. They are also members of the Crown Council of Belgium.
St Joseph College is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Turnhout,Belgium. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1845 and was rebuilt in the same style as Xaverius College in Borgerhout.
