Veerle Wouters

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Veerle Wouters
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
6 July 2010
Personal details
Born (1974-06-02) 2 June 1974 (age 50)
Tongeren, Limburg
NationalityBelgian
Political party N-VA (until 2016)
Residence Riemst
Website http://www.n-va.be/cv/veerle-wouters

Veerle Wouters (born 2 June 1974 in Hasselt) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010. [1]

Along with Hendrik Vuye  [ nl ], she quit N-VA on 21 September 2016.

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