Yvan Verougstraete is a Belgian politician, member of the center-right party Les Engagés.[1] On 20 June, his party left the EPP to join Renew Europe. [2]
Yvan Verougstraete | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Belgium | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Parliamentary group | Renew Europe |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Les Engagés (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | CDH (2002-2022) PSC (1994-2002) |
Political life
editIn 1994, at the age of 18, he became the country's youngest local councillor in his native Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.[3]
In 2021, after leaving Medi-Market, Yvan Verougstraete returned to politics and became a member of the Les Engagés party, of which he is now vice-chairman.[4]
He is the lead candidate for Les Engagés in the European elections on Junes, 2024.[5] He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament on 9 June, 2024 with 63530 votes in favor.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Yvan Verougstraete: We need to have cycling in all politics". ECF. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Renew Europe accueille Les Engagés et Yvan…". Renew Europe (in French). 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Jeudi en Prime : Yvan Verougstraete, le fondateur de Medi-Market, brigue la vice-présidence des Engagés". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ Eco, La Libre (2024-10-05). "Yvan Verougstraete (CEO de Medi-Market) cède sa place". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ Lhuillier, Vanessa (12 June 2024). "Yvan Verougstraete : "Nous devons être humbles dans la victoire comme dans la défaite"". Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Résultats élections 2024 : Parlement wallon - Répartition des votes - RTBF Actus". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
External links
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Media related to Yvan Verougstraete at Wikimedia Commons