Louis Ide | |
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| Senator | |
| In office 28 June 2007 –28 April 2014 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2014 –December 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1973 Roeselare, West Flanders |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | N-VA |
| Residence | Kortrijk |
| Website | www.n-va.be/louiside [ permanent dead link ] |
Louis Ide (born 3 July 1973, in Roeselare) is a Belgian physician and politician affiliated to the N-VA.
Ide was Vice President of N-VA from 2004 until 2007. In 2007, he was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate. [1] He was Vice President of the Senate from 2013 until 2014.
Ide was elected member of the European Parliament in the 2014 elections. However, upon being elected General Secretary of N-VA on 13 December 2014, he resigned his seat.
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