List of members of the Flemish Parliament, 2014–2019 explained

Flemish Parliament, 2014–19
Body:Flemish Parliament
Meeting Place:Brussels
Election:25 May 2014
Government:Bourgeois Government
Membership1:124
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber1 Leader1:Jan Peumans (N-VA)

The Flemish Parliaments 12th legislature started in June 2014 (after the Belgian regional elections of 2014) and lasted until 2019. It was the fifth legislature since the members of the Flemish Parliament were first elected.

The government during this legislative term was the Bourgeois Government, which consisted of the three largest parties N-VA, CD&V and Open Vld.

Leadership

Bureau

This is a list of the members of the Bureau of the Flemish Parliament during the 12th legislature.

Speakers

  MP Party Office
N-VA Speaker
CD&V 1st Deputy Speaker
N-VA 2nd Deputy Speaker
Open Vld 3rd Deputy Speaker
sp.a 4th Deputy Speaker

Secretaries

  MP Party
N-VA
CD&V
N-VA

Floor leaders

This is a list of the group leaders (fractieleiders) of the recognised parliamentary groups (fracties) during the 12th legislature. They form the Extended Bureau together with the members of the Bureau.

  Floor leader Group
N-VA
CD&V
Open Vld
sp.a
Green
Flemish Interest

List

  Representative Party Electoral district Notes
N-VA Antwerp since 25 July 2014, replacing Liesbeth Homans, who became Minister in the Flemish Government
N-VA Limburg Speaker of the Flemish Parliament
N-VA West Flanders since 25 July 2014, replacing Geert Bourgeois, who became Minister in the Flemish Government
N-VA Flemish Brabant since 25 July 2014, replacing Ben Weyts, who became Minister in the Flemish Government
N-VA East Flanders
N-VA Brussels-Capital Region
N-VA West Flandersleft party August 2017
N-VA Limburg
N-VA East Flanders since 11 October 2014, replacing Elke Sleurs, who became Secretary of State in the Federal Government
N-VA Flemish Brabant
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA East Flanders
N-VA Flemish Brabant
N-VA Limburg
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA West Flanders
N-VA Flemish Brabant
N-VA West Flanders
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA East Flanders
N-VA Limburg
N-VA Limburg
N-VA Flemish Brabant
N-VA West Flanders
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA East Flanders
N-VA West Flanders
N-VA Flemish Brabant
N-VA East Flanders
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA West Flanders
N-VA East Flanders
N-VA Flemish Brabant
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA East Flanders
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA East Flanders replaces Lieven Dehandschutter, who decided not to combine his function as Mayor of Sint-Niklaas with this function
N-VA Antwerp since 25 July 2014, replacing Philippe Muyters, who became Minister in the Flemish Government
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA Antwerp
N-VA Antwerp
CD&V Limburg since 25 July 2014, replacing Jo Vandeurzen, who became Minister in the Flemish Government
CD&V West Flanders since 25 July 2014, replacing Hilde Crevits, who became Minister in the Flemish Government
CD&V Flemish Brabant
CD&V East Flanders since 25 July 2014, replacing Joke Schauvliege, who became Minister in the Flemish Government
CD&V Antwerp since 11 October 2014, replacing Kris Peeters, who became Minister in the Federal Government
CD&V Brussels-Capital Region since 22 July 2014, replacing Bianca Debaets, who became Secretary of State in the Brussels Government
CD&V West Flanders
CD&V East Flanders
CD&V Limburg
CD&V Flemish Brabant
CD&V Antwerp
CD&V Limburg
CD&V Flemish Brabant
CD&V West Flanders
CD&V Antwerp
CD&V East Flanders
CD&V Flemish Brabant
CD&V West Flanders
CD&V Limburg
CD&V Antwerp
CD&V East Flanders
CD&V East Flanders
CD&V West Flanders
CD&V Antwerp since 5 July 2017, replacing Caroline Bastiaens
CD&V Antwerp
CD&V West Flanders
CD&V Antwerp
Open Vld West Flanders since 11 October 2014, replacing Bart Tommelein, who became Secretary of State in the Federal Government
Open Vld Brussels-Capital Region
Open Vld Antwerp
Open Vld Limburg
Open Vld East Flanders
Open Vld Flemish Brabant
Open Vld Brussels-Capital Region
Open Vld Limburg
Open Vld Antwerp
Open Vld West Flanders
Open Vld Flemish Brabant
Open Vld East Flanders
Open Vld East Flanders
Open Vld Antwerp
Open Vld Flemish Brabant
Open Vld West Flanders
Open Vld East Flanders
Open Vld Flemish Brabant
Open Vld East Flanders
sp.a West Flanders
sp.a Brussels-Capital Region
sp.a Flemish Brabant
sp.a East Flanders
sp.a Antwerp
sp.a Limburg since 2 March 2016, replacing Ingrid Lieten, who left politics
sp.a East Flanders
sp.a Limburg
sp.a Antwerp
sp.a West FLanders
sp.a Flemish Brabant
sp.a East Flanders
sp.a West FLanders
sp.a Limburg
sp.a Antwerp
sp.a West FLanders
sp.a Antwerp
sp.a East Flanders replaces Daniël Termont, who decided not to combine his function as Mayor of Ghent with this function
Groen Antwerp
Groen West Flanders
Groen Limburg
Groen East Flanders
Groen Flemish Brabant
Groen Antwerp
Groen East Flanders
Groen Flemish Brabant quit the party in September 2016
Groen Antwerp
Groen Brussels Capital Region
Vlaams Belang East Flanders since 28 September 2015, replacing Barbara Bonte, who resigned for personal reasons
Vlaams Belang East Flanders
Vlaams Belang Limburg
Vlaams Belang West Flanders
Vlaams Belang Antwerp
Vlaams Belang Antwerp
UF Flemish Brabant

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