Roberto d'Amico | |
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![]() D'Amico in September 2023 | |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
Assumed office 20 June 2019 | |
Constituency | Hainaut |
Personal details | |
Born | Charleroi,Belgium | 7 May 1967
Political party | Workers' Party of Belgium |
Roberto d'Amico (born 7 May 1967) is a Belgian trade unionist,politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. [1] A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium,he has represented Hainaut since June 2019.
D'Amico was born on 7 May 1967 in Charleroi. [1] He studied computer science at university before dropping out. [2] He then worked for Caterpillar in Gosselies as an electrician for over three decades. [2] [3] He was encouraged by his father,a communist,to join a trade union. [2] He became active in trade union activities and was a General Labour Federation of Belgium (FGTB) official at the Caterpillar factory. [2] [3] After the Caterpillar factory closed,D'Amico worked as a social worker for two years. [3]
D'Amico was elected to the municipal council in Charleroi at the 2018 local election. [4] [5] He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election. [6] [7] He was re-elected at the 2024 federal election. [8]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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2018 local [4] | Charleroi | Workers' Party of Belgium | 677 | Elected | |
2019 federal [6] | Hainaut | Workers' Party of Belgium | 4,552 | Elected | |
2024 federal [8] | Hainaut | Workers' Party of Belgium | 6,078 | Elected |