List of members of the Senate of Belgium, 2007–2010

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This is the list of Belgian Senators [1] from 2007 until the federal election of 2010, which was the 52nd legislature of the Senate.

Contents

Seat division

PartySeats by typeTotal
Directly electedCommunityCoopted
Christian Democratic and FlemishNew Flemish Alliance 93214
Christian Democratic and Flemish72211
Reformist Movement 63110
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats 5229
Socialist Party 4419
Flemish Interest 5218
EcoloGreen! 3317
Socialist Party–Different 4217
Ecolo2215
Humanist Democratic Centre 2215
New Flemish Alliance213
Green!112
List Dedecker 11
National Front 11
40211071

Bureau

President and Vice-Presidents

OfficeSenatorParty
President Armand De Decker MR
First Vice-President Hugo Vandenberghe CD&V
Second Vice-President Marc Verwilghen → G. VerhofstadtOpen VLD
Third Vice-President Yves Buysse Vlaams Belang

College of Quaestors

QuaestorParty
Myriam Vanlerberghe
→ A. Van Nieuwkerke → G. Lambert
SP.A
Tony Van Parys → E. SchouppeCD&V
Olga Zrihen → A-M. LizinPS

Floor leaders

Floor leaderPartySeats
Sabine de Bethune CD&V12
Dominique Tilmans → C. DefraigneMR10
Bart Tommelein → P. WilleOpen VLD9
Philippe Mahoux PS8/9
José Daras → I. DurantEcolo/Groen!8
Jurgen Ceder → J. Van HauthemVlaams Belang8
Johan Vande Lanotte → M. VanlerbergheSP.A6
Francis Delpérée cdH5

List

NameNational partyElectorateType
Wouter Beke   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Yves Buysse Vanhecke   Flemish Interest Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Jurgen Ceder   Flemish Interest Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Hugo Coveliers   Flemish Interest (VLOTT)Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Sabine de Bethune Brepoels   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Roland Duchatelet Verhofstadt   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vivant)Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Louis Ide   New Flemish Alliance Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Nele Jansegers Dewinter   Flemish Interest Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Geert Lambert   Green ← SpiritDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Nahima Lanjri   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Nele Lijnen   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Freya Piryns Dua   Green Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Etienne Schouppe   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Ann Somers De Gucht   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Marleen Temmerman   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Elke Tindemans   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Johan Vande Lanotte   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Hugo Vandenberghe   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Pol Van Den Driessche Leterme   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Anke Vandermeersch   Flemish Interest Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Lieve Van Ermen   List Dedecker Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Els Van Hoof
Leterme ← Van Hoof ← Schouppe
  Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Myriam Vanlerberghe Anciaux   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Tony Van Parys   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Yoeri Vasteravendts Vankrunkelsven   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Marc Verwilghen   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Alain Courtois   Reformist Movement French-speakingDirectly elected
Marie-Hélène Crombé-Berton Destexhe   Reformist Movement French-speakingDirectly elected
Armand De Decker   Reformist Movement French-speakingDirectly elected
José Daras   Ecology Party French-speakingDirectly elected
Michel Delacroix   National Front French-speakingDirectly elected
Francis Delpérée   Humanist Democratic Centre French-speakingDirectly elected
Richard Fournaux   Reformist Movement French-speakingDirectly elected
Benoit Hellings Durant   Ecology Party French-speakingDirectly elected
Anne-Marie Lizin   Socialist Party French-speakingDirectly elected
Philippe Mahoux   Socialist Party French-speakingDirectly elected
Vanessa Matz Delvaux   Humanist Democratic Centre French-speakingDirectly elected
Philippe Monfils Michel   Reformist Movement French-speakingDirectly elected
Philippe Moureaux   Socialist Party French-speakingDirectly elected
Franco Seminara ZrihenBusquin   Socialist Party French-speakingDirectly elected
Dominique Tilmans   Reformist Movement French-speakingDirectly elected
John Crombez Martens   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Jan Durnez Van den Brande   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Jean-Jacques De Gucht Hermans   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Cindy Franssen Smet   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Fatma Pehlivan Van Nieuwkerke   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Helga Stevens   New Flemish Alliance Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Bart Tommelein Wille   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Joris Van Hauthem   Flemish Interest Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Karim Van Overmeire   Flemish Interest Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Luckas Vander Taelen Dua   Green! Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Marcel Cheron   Ecology Party French-speakingCommunity senator
Christophe Collignon   Socialist Party French-speakingCommunity senator
André du Bus de Warnaffe FremaultProcureur   Humanist Democratic Centre French-speakingCommunity senator
Christine Defraigne   Reformist Movement French-speakingCommunity senator
Caroline Désir Bouarfa   Socialist Party French-speakingCommunity senator
Alain Destexhe   Reformist Movement French-speakingCommunity senator
Dimitri Fourny Elsen   Humanist Democratic Centre French-speakingCommunity senator
Zakia Khattabi NagyDubié   Ecology Party French-speakingCommunity senator
Caroline Persoons Roelants du Vivier   Reformist Movement French-speakingCommunity senator
Olga Zrihen Kapompolé   Socialist Party French-speakingCommunity senator
Louis Siquet Collas (MR/PFF)  Socialist Party German-speakingCommunity senator
Dirk Claes   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Els Schelfhout   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Guy Swennen   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Martine Taelman   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Freddy Van Gaever   Flemish Interest Dutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Paul Wille Anthuenis   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Philippe Fontaine Brotchi   Reformist Movement French-speakingCo-opted senator
Jean-Paul Procureur MatzDallemagne   Humanist Democratic Centre French-speakingCo-opted senator
Cécile Thibaut Russo   Ecology Party French-speakingCo-opted senator
Christiane Vienne   Socialist Party French-speakingCo-opted senator

Senators by Right

SenatorPartyOffice entered
Prince Philippe No affiliationJune 21, 1994
Princess Astrid No affiliationNovember 20, 1996
Prince Laurent No affiliationMay 31, 2000

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References

  1. "Belgische Senaat". senaat.be.