Raoul Hedebouw

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Raoul Hedebouw
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President of the Workers' Party of Belgium
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Assumed office
5 December 2021

Raoul Hedebouw (born 12 July 1977) is a Belgian politician who has been serving as the president of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PVDA-PTB) since 2021. He previously served as the national spokesperson of the party until 2021, as well as parliamentary leader in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. He furthermore serves as member of the Liège City Council. [1]

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Youth

Raoul Hedebouw was born in Herstal, Liège on July 12, 1977, in a Dutch-speaking Flemish family; he was raised bilingually, both in Dutch and in French. Hedebouw grew up in a working-class neighbourhood, with his mother working in a factory producing medical equipment and his father as a steelworker in ArcelorMittal. In 1992, his mother was fired, which impacted Hedebouw's views: "What happened to my mother, has been a decisive factor in my engagement." [lower-alpha 1] [2]

Hedebouw went to study biology and botany at the University of Liège. [3]

Political career

Hedebouw joined the Marxist PVDA-PTB and became its spokesperson in 2008. He was first elected as council member in Liège after the local elections of 2012. After the federal elections of 2014 he became one of the first two federal MPs for the PVDA-PTB. Hedebouw often gives his speeches in the Chamber in both Dutch and French, changing from one language to the other between sentences.

Knife attack

When preparing for a speech for the International Workers' Day on May 1, 2017, Hedebouw was attacked and stabbed in the leg. The damage was limited and Hedebouw was able to finish his speech before being taken to hospital, sustaining only a mild injury to his thigh. [4]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Translated from Dutch:"Wat er met mijn moeder is gebeurd, is bepalend geweest voor mijn engagement"

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References

  1. ↑ "Raoul Hedebouw verkozen tot voorzitter van de PVDA op Eenheidscongres". PVDA (in Dutch). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Raoul Hedebouw, "een fenomeen met tweetalige flair"". PVDA (in Dutch). 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Raoul Hedebouw comme vous ne l'avez jamais vu: le porte-parole du PTB vous fait découvrir sa passion pour... les oiseaux!". sudinfo.be (in French). 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Walloon lawmaker attacked with a knife on Labour Day". vrtnws.be. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2022-04-16.


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