Björn Anseeuw (born 17 September 1976)[1] is a Belgian politician and a member of the Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party.
Bjorn Anseeuw | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2019 | |
| Member of the Flemish Parliament | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1976 Ostend |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | N-VA (2001-) Volksunie (before 2001) |
| Website | [1] |
Biography
editAnseeuw was born in Ostend and grew up in Gistel. His father was a local politician in Gistel for the Volksunie (VU) and later the N-VA. Anseeuw was a member of the VU's youth wing. He studied nursing at the Katholieke Hogeschool Vives Noord and worked as a psychiatric nurse. He was also a parliamentary assistant to N-VA politician Nadia Sminate.[2]
In the municipal elections of 2012, Anseeuw was elected as a councilor in Ostend for the N-VA.[3] In June 2014, he was elected to the Flemish Parliament where he sat on the committees for public health and Housing, Poverty Policy and Equal Opportunities.[4] In 2019, he left the Flemish Parliament after being elected to the Chamber of Representatives for the West Flanders constituency. In parliament, he serves on the Social Affairs Committee.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Björn Anseeuw (N-VA)".
- ^ "Björn Anseeuw". April 2014.
- ^ "Nieuwe bemanning bepaalt koers in Oostende".
- ^ "Björn Anseeuw (N-VA)".
- ^ Belpaeme, Leen (26 May 2019). "Björn Anseeuw gaat naar de Kamer. "We hebben standgehouden in West-Vlaanderen met jonge lijsttrekkers"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Björn Anseeuw". April 2014.
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