Jos D'Haese
Jos D'Haese | |
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Member of the Flemish Parliament for Antwerp Province | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Workers' Party of Belgium |
Jos D'Haese (born August 24, 1992) is a Belgian politician who since 2019 has represented Antwerp Province in the Flemish Parliament, where he is the faction leader for the Workers' Party of Belgium, a socialist party with a Marxist background. D'Haese is also a member of the district council of Borgerhout and of the Belgian Senate.
Biography
D'Haese obtained a master's degree in biology at the University of Antwerp in 2018. He was an elected student representative and chaired Comac, the student organization of the Workers' Party, in Antwerp. D'Haese co-founded the festival DiverCity.[citation needed]
He successfully led the Workers' Party list during the 2018 local elections in Borgerhout and took office in early 2019. During the 2019 Belgian regional elections both he and Lise Vandecasteele [nl] were elected to the Flemish Parliament. Together with Tom De Meester [nl] and Kim De Witte, they became the first delegation from the Workers' Party in the Flemish Parliament.[citation needed]
D'Haese is known for being the most popular Belgian politician on TikTok.[1]
See also
- Raoul Hedebouw
- Peter Mertens
References
- ^ Tom Antonissen, "Hoe de Wetstraat de weg naar TikTok heeft gevonden", De Morgen, 3 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Jos D'Haese at Wikimedia Commons