Niels Tas | |
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Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
Assumed office 20 March 2025 | |
Preceded by | Joris Vandenbroucke |
Constituency | East Flanders |
Personal details | |
Born | Dendermonde,Belgium | 12 September 1983
Political party | Vooruit |
Niels E. M. Tas (born 12 September 1983) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. [1] A member of Vooruit,he has represented East Flanders since March 2025.
Tas was born on 12 September 1983 in Dendermonde. [1] He is a policy officer at The Learning Collective (Het leercollectief). [2]
Tas has been a member of the municipal council in Dendermonde since 2007. [3] He was leader of the Socialist Party Different (SP.A) group on the municipal council from 2009 to 2012 and from 2018 to 2024. [3] He was a schepen (alderman) from 2013 to 2018 and from 2024. [3] [4] He contested the 2019 federal election as the SP.A's 3rd placed candidate in East Flanders but the party only won two seats in the constituency. [5] He contested the 2024 federal election as Vooruit's first placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 3,639 preference votes. [6] He was appointed to the Chamber of Representatives in March 2025 following the resignation of Joris Vandenbroucke. [7]
Tas is married and has two children. [2]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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2006 local [8] | Dendermonde | Socialist Party Different-Spirit | 500 | Not elected | |
2012 local [9] | Dendermonde | Socialist Party Different | 609 | Elected | |
2018 local [10] | Dendermonde | Socialist Party Different | 1,884 | Elected | |
2019 federal [5] | East Flanders | Socialist Party Different | 5,634 | Not elected | |
2024 local [11] | Dendermonde | Vooruit | 1,976 | Elected |