Tobias van Gent (born 14 January 1967) is a Dutch historian and politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) from 5 September 2018 until 31 March 2021. He served in the provincial council of Zeeland from March 2011 to March 2019. He is currently working at University College Roosevelt in Middelburg as a professor in history and political sciences. [1]
Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city.
Ghent University is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium.
Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent, often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname De Buffalo's, is a Belgian professional sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football team is the best known section within the club and has been playing in the Belgian First Division A since the 1989–90 season. They won the national league once, in 2014–15, in addition to four Belgian Cup victories. Ghent played their home matches in the Jules Ottenstadion in Gentbrugge from 1920 until 2013, when they moved to the Ghelamco Arena. Their team colours are blue and white. The principal sponsor is Baloise.
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late March on the last Sunday before the Tour of Flanders.
Henri "Rik" Van Looy is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post-war period. Nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals, he dominated the classic cycle races in the late 1950s and first half of the ‘60s.
Teun van Vliet is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1990. Van Vliet's best year was 1987, when he won Gent–Wevelgem, Omloop "Het Volk" and the Ronde van Nederland. The next year he wore the yellow jersey for three days in the 1988 Tour de France.
Hein Vanhaezebrouck is a Belgian football manager who is currently manager of Belgian Pro League club K.A.A. Gent. He has a reputation of favouring an offensive style of play.
Tom Boere is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for NAC Breda in the Eerste Divisie.
Hannes Van der Bruggen is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Cercle Brugge in the Belgian Pro League.
KAA Gent Ladies is the women's section of KAA Gent. It was founded in 1996 as Melle Ladies. In 2012 their name changed to AA Gent Ladies.
Jordan Rolly Botaka is a Congolese professional footballer. He represents DR Congo at international level.
Louis Verstraete is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Beveren.
The 2018–19 Belgian First Division A was the 116th season of top-tier football in Belgium.
The 2020–21 Belgian First Division A was the 118th season of top-tier football in Belgium. As part of a proposal by the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors accepted by the General Assembly on 15 May 2020, the 2020–21 season would involve shortened playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only the top four teams would play for the title, while teams five through eight would play for the remaining ticket into Europe. The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.
Lode Van Hecke OCSO is a Belgian Catholic prelate who serves as Bishop of Ghent. He was previously abbot of Orval Abbey from 2007 to November 2019. A monk since 1976, he is the only Trappist ever to be appointed bishop of a Belgian diocese.
The 2020–21 K.A.A. Gent season was the club's 118th season in existence and the 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Gent participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Dries Van Langenhove is a Belgian far-right political activist and former politician.
Tobias van den Hurk is a Dutch curler. He currently plays lead on the Dutch men's curling team skipped by Wouter Gösgens.
Stephan Ruben Tobias van Baarle is a Dutch politician. A member of the minority interest party DENK, he served on the Rotterdam municipal council from 2018 to 2022. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2021 and succeeded Farid Azarkan as DENK's parliamentary leader two years later.
Olaf René Ephraim is a Dutch investment banker and politician. He worked for the banks MeesPierson and Fortis before joining the conservative and right-wing populist party Forum for Democracy (FvD). Ephraim served as the party's treasurer and was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election. He left Forum for Democracy in May 2021 and joined Wybren van Haga's new political party Belang van Nederland (BVNL).