Kemal Bilmez | |
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![]() Bilmez in June 2024 | |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
Assumed office 9 June 2024 | |
Constituency | Flemish Brabant |
Personal details | |
Born | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert,Belgium | 12 February 1994
Political party | Workers' Party of Belgium |
Kemal Bilmez (born 12 February 1994) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. [1] A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium,he has represented Flemish Brabant since June 2024.
Bilmez was born on 12 February 1994 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and is of Turkish origin. [1] [2] He is from Dilbeek in Flemish Brabant and was a youth leader for Chiro and a board member of a youth centre in Groot-Bijgaarden. [3] [4] He worked nights as a parcel sorter for DHL at Brussels Airport but following a work accident his employment contract was not renewed. [3] [5] He later worked for the Delhaize supermarket chain. [5]
Bilmez is a member of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PVDA) and helped found its branch in Dilbeek. [3] He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election,receiving 17,297 preference votes. [6] [7]