Björn Anseeuw Explained

Bjorn Anseeuw
Office1:Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Term Start1:26 May 2019
Office2:Member of the Flemish Parliament
Term Start2:2014
Term End2:2019
Birth Date:1976 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Ostend
Nationality:Belgian
Party:N-VA (2001-)
Volksunie (before 2001)
Website:https://www.n-va.be/wie-is-wie/bjorn-anseeuw

Björn Anseeuw (born 17 September 1976)[1] is a Belgian politician and a member of the Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party.

Biography

Anseeuw was born in Ostend and grew up in Gistel. His father was a local politician in Gistel for the Volksunie (VU) and later the N-VA. Anseeuw was a member of the VU's youth wing. He studied nursing at the Katholieke Hogeschool Vives Noord and worked as a psychiatric nurse. He was also a parliamentary assistant to N-VA politician Nadia Sminate.[2]

In the municipal elections of 2012, Anseeuw was elected as a councilor in Ostend for the N-VA.[3] In June 2014, he was elected to the Flemish Parliament where he sat on the committees for public health and Housing, Poverty Policy and Equal Opportunities.[4] In 2019, he left the Flemish Parliament after being elected to the Chamber of Representatives for the West Flanders constituency. In parliament, he serves on the Social Affairs Committee.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Björn Anseeuw (N-VA).
  2. Web site: Björn Anseeuw. April 2014.
  3. Web site: Nieuwe bemanning bepaalt koers in Oostende.
  4. Web site: Björn Anseeuw (N-VA).
  5. Web site: Belpaeme. Leen. Björn Anseeuw gaat naar de Kamer. “We hebben standgehouden in West-Vlaanderen met jonge lijsttrekkers”. Het Laatste Nieuws. 2023-11-14. 2019-05-26. nl.
  6. Web site: Björn Anseeuw. April 2014.