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Marleen Vanderpoorten

Belgian politician

Marleen Caroline Valère Vanderpoorten (born 21 July 1954) is a Belgian politician from Flanders and member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD). She is the daughter of Herman Vanderpoorten and granddaughter of Arthur Vanderpoorten.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Marleen Vanderpoorten (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 21, 1954.¹

About

She obtained a degree in history from the University of Ghent (Ghent, Belgium).

From 1999 to 2004 she was the Minister of Education in the Flemish Government. On 12 July 2006 she succeeded Norbert De Batselier as President of the Flemish Parliament, and on 13 July 2009 Jan Peumans succeeded her.

From Wikipedia’s article on Marleen Vanderpoorten, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Flemish ParliamentChair Jul 13, 2006 to Jul 13, 2009¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedGhent University³

Career

Occupation: local politician, politician.⁷

2006 to 2009Speaker of the Flemish Parliament⁵
2006 to 2009Chair, Flemish Parliament⁶
1999 to 2004Flemish Minister of Education and Training⁵
1995 to 2012Mayor of Lier⁵
Date not recordedBoard member, Kazerne Dossin – Memorial⁴
Date not recordedChief officer, Kazerne Dossin – Memorial⁵
Date not recordedMember of the Flemish Parliament⁵

Personal life

BornJul 21, 1954, Lier⁸
CitizenshipBelgium⁹

Politics

Municipal Councillor in Lier (since 1989)

Alderman in Lier (1989–1995)

Mayor of Lier (1995–1999 and since 2004)

Provincial Councillor in Antwerp (1987–1991)

Member of the Flemish Parliament (1995–1999 and since 2004)

Minister of Education in the Flemish Government (1999–2004)

President of the Flemish Parliament (2006–2009)