Lotte Peeters (born July 9, 1993, in Sint-Niklaas) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance party who has served as a member of the Member of the Chamber of Representatives since 2024 representing the East Flanders constituency.

Lotte Peeters
Assumed office
9 June 2024
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Personal details
Born
Lotte Peeters

(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 31)
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Political partyNew Flemish Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Ghent

Biography

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Peeters was born in 1993. She is the granddaughter of Walter Peeters, a former parliament federal member and the Volksunie party senator. Peeters obtained a degree in literature and modern foreign languages at the University of Ghent before completing a teacher training course. She then worked as a teacher of Dutch and German at a school in Lokeren.[1]

She became active in politics after being elected as a municipal councilor for the New Flemish Alliance at the age of 19 in Hamme where she sat on the local committees for youth, culture and the environment. In the 2024 Belgian federal election, Peeters was elected to the Chamber of Representatives on the East Flanders list.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hamse schepen Lotte Peeters (N-VA) krijgt zitje in Federaal Parlement: "Dit motiveert mij om me nog meer in te zetten voor mijn eigen gemeente"" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  2. ^ "Persoonlijke website" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-03.