Koen Dillen

This article is about the Belgian politician born in 1962. For the Belgian politician born in 1964, see Koenraad Dillen.

• New Flemish Alliance
• Volksunie (before 2001)

Koen Dillen
Member of the Flemish Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 2024

Koen Dillen

Koen Dillen (born 29 July 1962 in Mol) is a Belgian physician and politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party who has served as a Member of the Flemish Parliament for the Antwerp constituency and the Belgian Senate since 2024.

Biography

Dillen was born in 1962. His father was a representative and councilor for the Volksunie party in Balen. He graduated as a general practitioner at the Catholic University of Leuven in 1988 before training as a physician for disabled patients at the University of Antwerp. He then worked as a public general practitioner in Mol and as a physician at a mental hospital. Dillen is a member of the Antwerp chapter of the Domus Medica organization. ^[1]

After being a member of the Volksunie as a teenager, Dillen joined the New Flemish Alliance in 2008. He was elected as a provincial councilor in 2012 for the N-VA in Antwerp and was a municipal councilor in Mol from 2012 to 2024. In the provincial council he was chairman of the Welfare Committee from 2018 to 2024. ^[2] During the 2024 Belgian regional elections, Dillen was elected to the Flemish Parliament for the Antwerp list and was designated as a community senator in the Belgian Senate. ^[3]

References

1. "Fiche Koen Dillen" . Retrieved 2024-09-03.
2. "Fiche Koen Dillen" . Retrieved 2024-09-03.
3. "Huisarts Koen Dillen verovert plaats in Vlaams Parlement: "Uitslag komt totaal onverwacht"" . Retrieved 2024-09-03.