Wouter Raskin

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Wouter Raskin
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
2014
Personal details
Born1972
Bilzen
CitizenshipBelgium
NationalityBelgian
Political party New Flemish Alliance (N-VA)

Wouter Raskin (born 4 January 1972, in Bilzen) is a Belgian-Flemish politician and a member of the New Flemish Alliance party. [1]

Biography

Raskin was born in Bilzen and studied economics at Hasselt University. He then worked as a coordinator for a social economic company in Sint-Truiden and became an advisor to the N-VA in 2010. [2] In the 2014 Belgian federal election, he was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the Limburg constituency. [3] In 2019, he was re-elected to the Chamber on second place on the Limburg list. [4]

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References

  1. "[N] de Belgische Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers". www.dekamer.be. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. "Wouter Raskin". Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA). February 7, 2014.
  3. http://asp.hbvl.be/Limburg/3740/artikel.asp?art=%7B25ED5515-05B2-4B6F-AC4A-D19D32F9354A%7D [ dead link ]
  4. "Raskin en Grosemans op twee bij N-VA, Peter Luykx en Werner Janssen wellicht aan de kant geschoven". www.hbvl.be.