Tomas Roggeman

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Tomas Roggeman
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 May 2019
Personal details
Born1986
Oudegem
CitizenshipBelgium
NationalityBelgian
Political party New Flemish Alliance (N-VA)
Residence Dendermonde

Tomas Roggeman (born 30 October 1986) is a Belgian-Flemish politician and a member of the New Flemish Alliance. He has served as an MP in the Member of the Chamber of Representatives since 2019 and was chairman of the Jong N-VA, the youth wing of the N-VA. [1]

Biography

Roggeman graduated with a master's degree in history from Ghent University before beginning a doctoral degree at KU Leuven. He also worked as an associate teacher at the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. [2] Between 2015 and 2019, he was chairman of the N-VA's youth wing [3] Since 2012, he has served as a municipal councilor in Dendermonde. [4] During the 2019 Belgian federal election, Roggeman was elected to the Chamber of Representatives for the East Flanders list. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tomas Roggeman". 5 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tomas Roggeman".
  3. ↑ "Tomas Roggeman". 5 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tomas Roggeman (N-VA) klaagt drukke treinen aan: "Het wordt hoog tijd dat de NMBS zich gaat organiseren"".
  5. ↑ "Tomas Roggeman | Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA)".
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