Dieter Keuten (born 25 May, 1988 in Diest) is a Belgian politician affiliated to the Vlaams Belang party who has been a deputy in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 2024.

Dieter Keuten
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
2024
Personal details
Born
Dieter Keuten

(1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 36)
Diest, Belgium
Political partyVlaams Belang
Other political
affiliations
Lijst Dedecker (2008–2018)
New Flemish Alliance (2018–2023)
Alma materVrije Universiteit Brussel

Biography

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Keuten studied applied economics and political science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. From 2011 to 2012 he was the Brussels chairman of the liberal LVSV student organization. After leaving university, he worked in marketing and as an e-commerce specialist for various companies.[1]

Keuten was first active in the Lijst Dedecker party and served on the national board of its youth-wing the Jong Libertairen. In the 2012 Belgian municipal elections, he stood in Beringen for the Lijst Dedecker before moving to Antwerp. He joined the New Flemish Alliance party in 2018 and was briefly active for the party in Berchem before moving to Tessenderlo. In 2023, he left the N-VA and joined Vlaams Belang. During the 2024 Belgian federal election he was elected as a representative for Vlaams Belang for the Limburg constituency.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Vlaams Belang maakt topkandidaten bekend voor 2024: nieuwkomers in elke top drie". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ "Radical right-wing student clubs as a common thread: the most striking new elected officials of Vlaams Belang". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. ^ "Dit zijn de nieuwe parlementsleden van Vlaams Belang, met enkele opvallende figuren". Retrieved 2024-08-20.